God this is the most annoying thing I have ever come across, I've read the solutions and I have currently 1: Updated Nero to see if it fixes the problem 2: Uninstalled Nero 3: Uninstalled Divx AND Xvid 4: I rightclicked my computer went on properties, advanced settings, clicked settings and selected "Data Execution Protection" tab, and then click “Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select” clicked add added C:\Windows\System32\dllhost.exe Applied and restarted NOPE IT DID NOT WORK! Please someone help I want to enjoy my videos without COM surrogate, I hate you vista! Help will be GREATLY appreciated!