i8042 Port Driver by Microsoft Corporation.
This service also exists in Windows 10, 11, 7, 8 and Vista.
Windows XP edition | without SP | SP1 | SP2 | SP3 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Home | System | System | System | System |
Professional | System | System | System | System |
Display name: | I8042 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Driver |
Service name: | i8042prt |
Type: | kernel |
Path: | %WinDir%\system32\DRIVERS\i8042prt.sys |
Error control: | normal |
Group: | Keyboard Port |
The I8042 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Driver service is a kernel driver. If the I8042 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Driver fails to load or initialize, the error is recorded into the Event Log. Windows XP startup should proceed, but a message box is displayed informing you that the i8042prt service has failed to start.
1. Select your Windows XP edition and Service Pack, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestoreI8042KeyboardandPS2MousePortDriverWindowsXP.bat file to any folder on your hard drive.
3. Run the downloaded batch file.
4. Restart the computer to save changes.
Note. Make sure that the i8042prt.sys
file exists in the %WinDir%\system32\DRIVERS
folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows XP installation media.