Modem Service Defaults in Windows XP
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Modem |
| Service name: | Modem |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | ignore |
| Group: | Extended base |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Modem |
Default Behavior
Modem is a kernel device driver. In Windows XP it won't start until the current user starts it. If the Modem fails to load or initialize, Windows XP start up proceeds without error messages, but information about the failure is being written into Event Log.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Modem
1. Run the Command Prompt.
2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config Modem start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.