How to Remove COM Surrogate Error in Vista
By Madhur Kapoor on May 23, 2007 in Microsoft, Vista, Windows
I have been using Windows Vista for 3 months now and one error that has always annoyed me is the “COM Surrogate Error ” . This error generally occurs when you open a folder thaty contains a lot of media files . The error is

Beleive me it is irritating . This error is mainly caused due to codecs i,e Divx , Nero etc which might not be compatible with Vista . Some possible solutions to this problem are
1) Upgrade your Nero or Divx to latest version .
2)You can disable Thumbnail previews . Though it is the easiet solution , no body will want to do it .
3)It might be caused due to ffdshow codec pack . Try some alternative
How ever i nice solution is available at Helpero . To solve the error follow the steps
- Click on start . Right Click on Computer and Select Properties
- Click Advanced System Settings located at top left corner
- Under the Performance field click settings

- Go to Data Execution Prevention Tab
- Select Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those i select

- Click the Add.. button
- Browse to c:\windows\system32 and select dllhost.exe . Click ok when done . You will get a windows like this

- Click Apply.
- Restart your computer and the problem will be solved .




Gr8 tip buddy…but it can also be solved if u just upgrade your vista to the latest to avoid any incompatibility problems with the other applications. but this solution is much better..thanks for sharing.
abhishek bhatnagar | Jun 3, 2007 | Reply
okay i have done all these fixxes none work so yeah come up with something better
J0k3rman | Jul 8, 2007 | Reply
Try upgrading to the latest version of Divx player
Madhur Kapoor | Jul 8, 2007 | Reply
I just tried it, but no help. It failed right on startup… Thanks for the effort though.
THJ | Jul 22, 2007 | Reply
THAT WAS AWSOME TO SORT THE PROBLEM OUT THAT WAS FROM MY FRIEND SO ITS SORTED GENIUS MAN.
THANKS
JAY PATEL | Nov 18, 2007 | Reply
How do you just turn the damn thing on/off
I dont have that prob but i dont get the preview either how do i fix this.
scotty | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply