How to Remove COM Surrogate Error in Vista



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

  1. Click on start . Right Click on Computer and Select Properties
  2. Click Advanced System Settings located at top left corner
  3. Under the Performance field click settings

  1. Go to Data Execution Prevention Tab
  2. Select Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those i select
  3. Click the Add.. button
  4. Browse to c:windowssystem32 and select dllhost.exe . Click ok when done . You will get a windows like this
  5. Click Apply.
  6. Restart your computer and the problem will be solved .

68 Comments

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  2. scotty says:

    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.

  3. Kim Roger says:

    Thanks alot. Works perfectly now.

  4. windhead says:

    after using this trick my whole folder browser would crash and empty all running programs from screen.

  5. danin says:

    hey great soln buddy.really awesome

  6. Phil says:

    I tried this but got the error message “You can not set DEP attributes on 64-bit executables.”

    Any other ideas?

  7. Karim says:

    ohh

    i did what you said…

    but still gives the same error

    if you have any other trick, please tell me

    djdumba@hotmail.com

  8. aaron says:

    thank you for your solution ,but there’s only one question .does this DEP function be in laptops,i am facing the same problem of com surrogate in my laptop please help

  9. aaron says:

    thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery much that irrating window is out, you are super cool man please share some of your knowledge

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