com surrogate not working

have tried fixes listed here, but no joy .If Iopen any folder containng
mp3,avi or divx,I still get message "com surogate has stopped working" and
"windows is searching for solution to problem".Computer then shuts down.

Have you tried leaving DEP on for all except COM Surrogate? That solved my
problem.
Right-click on Computer-propertied-advanced then settings under Performance.
Open Data Execution Prevention and put COM surrogate in the exception box.



"Phil 12345" <> wrote in message
news:E79D0745-1B4B-48E0-A0D3-...
> have tried fixes listed here, but no joy .If Iopen any folder containng
> mp3,avi or divx,I still get message "com surogate has stopped working" and
> "windows is searching for solution to problem".Computer then shuts down.

many thanks have tried that, but no success,Any other ideas please ? Have
even tried deleting all avi's but as soon as I try, com surrogate message
comes up again

"anonymous" wrote:

> Have you tried leaving DEP on for all except COM Surrogate? That solved my
> problem.
> Right-click on Computer-propertied-advanced then settings under Performance.
> Open Data Execution Prevention and put COM surrogate in the exception box.
>
>
>
> "Phil 12345" <> wrote in message
> news:E79D0745-1B4B-48E0-A0D3-...
> > have tried fixes listed here, but no joy .If Iopen any folder containng
> > mp3,avi or divx,I still get message "com surogate has stopped working" and
> > "windows is searching for solution to problem".Computer then shuts down.
>
>

"Phil 12345" <> wrote in message
news:E79D0745-1B4B-48E0-A0D3-...
> have tried fixes listed here, but no joy .If Iopen any folder containng
> mp3,avi or divx,I still get message "com surogate has stopped working" and
> "windows is searching for solution to problem".Computer then shuts down.

Some suggestions;

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...rror-in-vista/


-Michael

Many thanks Michael ,found answer on computer geeks, Div x codecs were my
problem uninstalled works perfect. GREAT!!!!!

"MICHAEL" wrote:

> "Phil 12345" <> wrote in message
> news:E79D0745-1B4B-48E0-A0D3-...
> > have tried fixes listed here, but no joy .If Iopen any folder containng
> > mp3,avi or divx,I still get message "com surogate has stopped working" and
> > "windows is searching for solution to problem".Computer then shuts down.
>
> Some suggestions;
>
> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...rror-in-vista/
>
>
> -Michael
>
>

You're welcome, Phil.

Be careful of codec packs. They could cause problems
in WinXP, but even more so in Vista. Older versions of
DivX, especially.


-Michael

"Phil 12345" <> wrote in message
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> Many thanks Michael ,found answer on computer geeks, Div x codecs were my
> problem uninstalled works perfect. GREAT!!!!!
>
> "MICHAEL" wrote:
>
>> "Phil 12345" <> wrote in message
>> news:E79D0745-1B4B-48E0-A0D3-...
>> > have tried fixes listed here, but no joy .If Iopen any folder containng
>> > mp3,avi or divx,I still get message "com surogate has stopped working" and
>> > "windows is searching for solution to problem".Computer then shuts down.
>>
>> Some suggestions;
>>
>> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...rror-in-vista/
>>
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>>

What specific fault bucket was this --
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#bucket
? That's always useful to know. =)

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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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"Phil 12345" <> wrote in message
news:F7845580-E91C-4484-BA7F-...
> Many thanks Michael ,found answer on computer geeks, Div x codecs were my
> problem uninstalled works perfect. GREAT!!!!!
>
> "MICHAEL" wrote:
>
>> "Phil 12345" <> wrote in message
>> news:E79D0745-1B4B-48E0-A0D3-...
>> > have tried fixes listed here, but no joy .If Iopen any folder containng
>> > mp3,avi or divx,I still get message "com surogate has stopped working"
>> > and
>> > "windows is searching for solution to problem".Computer then shuts
>> > down.
>>
>> Some suggestions;
>>
>> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...rror-in-vista/
>>
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>>

Your need to know details is admirable, but I seriously doubt
Phil will we back anytime soon. Unless, he encounters
some other problem. Many users who find their way here,
don't come back after finding a resolution. Unfortunately,
a lot of them don't post back if a particular suggestion helped
them or what actually fixed their problem.

How's that reinstall option coming?


-Michael

"zachd [MSFT]" <> wrote in message
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>
> What specific fault bucket was this --
> http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#bucket
> ? That's always useful to know. =)
>
> --
> Speaking for myself only.
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> "Phil 12345" <> wrote in message
> news:F7845580-E91C-4484-BA7F-...
>> Many thanks Michael ,found answer on computer geeks, Div x codecs were my
>> problem uninstalled works perfect. GREAT!!!!!
>>
>> "MICHAEL" wrote:
>>
>>> "Phil 12345" <> wrote in message
>>> news:E79D0745-1B4B-48E0-A0D3-...
>>> > have tried fixes listed here, but no joy .If Iopen any folder containng
>>> > mp3,avi or divx,I still get message "com surogate has stopped working" and
>>> > "windows is searching for solution to problem".Computer then shuts down.
>>>
>>> Some suggestions;
>>>
>>> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...rror-in-vista/
>>>
>>>
>>> -Michael
>>>
>>>
>
>

"MICHAEL" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Your need to know details is admirable, but I seriously doubt
> Phil will we back anytime soon. Unless, he encounters
> some other problem. Many users who find their way here,
> don't come back after finding a resolution. Unfortunately,
> a lot of them don't post back if a particular suggestion helped
> them or what actually fixed their problem.

That's fine, I'm just attempting to continue to further the notion that that
data is really valuable, since it is. I've already noticed a number of
other people asking for and using that data to provide spot-on
trouble-shooting. Admittedly mostly for easy stuff like "faulting module:
xviddec.dll", but it's certainly a useful start.

Given that some people subscribe to responses via various forum front-ends,
given that some people browse by "responses to my posts", given people
responding months later to a given thread - just making sure the proper
trouble-shooting thoughts are out there adds lots of value.

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

zachd [MSFT] wrote:
> "MICHAEL" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Your need to know details is admirable, but I seriously doubt
>> Phil will we back anytime soon. Unless, he encounters
>> some other problem. Many users who find their way here,
>> don't come back after finding a resolution. Unfortunately,
>> a lot of them don't post back if a particular suggestion helped
>> them or what actually fixed their problem.
>
> That's fine, I'm just attempting to continue to further the notion that that
> data is really valuable, since it is. I've already noticed a number of
> other people asking for and using that data to provide spot-on
> trouble-shooting. Admittedly mostly for easy stuff like "faulting module:
> xviddec.dll", but it's certainly a useful start.
>
> Given that some people subscribe to responses via various forum front-ends,
> given that some people browse by "responses to my posts", given people
> responding months later to a given thread - just making sure the proper
> trouble-shooting thoughts are out there adds lots of value.
>

As I have mentioned before your presence here is an asset to the group
that is all the more important because it is a "General" group and
therefore not an obvious place to find the more specialized knowledge
you have.

It does appear that "Microsoft" have lost touch with the user base, and
worse still it often "Appears" that they simply don't care. Whether this
is true or not the fact is that "Appearance" does count, and a group of
people denying that problems exist where they clearly do (for some users
at least) and the "Appearance" of constantly trying to pass the buck
onto third parties only leads to more frustration.

I don't know, but I suspect MICHAEL will mostly agree, it is not so much
that anyone "Expects" you to be the expert at everything, it is more to
do with putting a human face on things.

And yes I agree, the above is a useful start, and some real technical
info keywords in the text should help with searches.