Population96
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- Jan 9, 2009
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Introduction
I've been struggling with the COM Surrogate dllhost.exe error messages for a while now. These errors always appeared in a window that had thumbnails (NOT video thumbnails, just the thumbnail view, with icons, e.g., Control Panel).Investigation and Findings
I think I have it all figured out. I found a million results stating it was a codec issue, but that is not the case for me because I have none installed, plus there’s no Windows icon codec.So, I did my own messing around and uninstalled Adobe CS3 Master Suite. After that, I opened Control Panel and voila, no error. However, as a web designer, I use CS3 frequently, so that’s not the most suitable fix.
Testing with CS4
To see if the problem didn't exist with a newer version, I tried CS4. After it was finished, I opened Control Panel, and sure enough, it errored again.So, I went into the Programs and Features from the Control Panel and removed the following programs from CS4:
- Version Cue
- OnLocation
- InDesign
That seemed to completely stop any and all COM Surrogate errors I have had.