Smart Card - Windows XP Service
Manages access to smart cards read by your computer. If this service is stopped, your computer will be unable to read smart cards. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
This service also exists in Windows 10, 11, 7, 8 and Vista.
Startup Type
| Windows XP edition | without SP | SP1 | SP2 | SP3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Professional | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
Default Properties
| Display name: | Smart Card |
| Service name: | SCardSvr |
| Type: | share |
| Path: | %WinDir%\System32\SCardSvr.exe |
| Error control: | ignore |
| Group: | SmartCardGroup |
| Object: | NT AUTHORITY\LocalService |
Default Behavior
The Smart Card service runs as NT AUTHORITY\LocalService in a shared process. It shares the executable file with other services. If the Smart Card fails to load or initialize, Windows XP startup proceeds. No warning is displayed, but the error is recorded into the Event Log.
Dependencies
Smart Card will not start, if the Plug and Play service is stopped or disabled.
Restore Default Startup Type of Smart Card
Automated Restore
1. Select your Windows XP edition and Service Pack, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestoreSmartCardWindowsXP.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 SCardSvr.exe file exists in the %WinDir%\System32 folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows XP installation media.