PDRFRAME Service Defaults in Windows XP

Default Settings

Startup type: Manual
Display name:PDRFRAME
Service name:PDRFRAME
Service type:kernel
Error control:ignore
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PDRFRAME

Default Behavior

PDRFRAME is a kernel device driver. In Windows XP it won't start until the current user starts it. If the PDRFRAME 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 PDRFRAME

1. Run the Command Prompt.

2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:

sc config PDRFRAME start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.