There are instances where users reports getting an error “File is open in COM surrogate” when trying to access or rename and edit a file on Windows Properties ...

You might be wondering what COM Surrogate is if you see it in Task Manager or an error message. The good news is that it's almost certainly safe because it's a ...

Component Object Model or COM is a medium to enable communication between 2 processes or apps. It allows developers to create objects, a.k.a. COM objects (handles processing images, videos, and other ...

On Windows, one of the most common processes that can, at times, raise eyebrows is COM Surrogate. While this process, in itself, is legitimate, there can be reasons to believe otherwise. This article ...

Recently I started running a website off my home computer, the basic setup is:<BR><BR>xp-pro sp1<BR>iis 5.1<BR>ms sql server 2000<BR><BR> I wrote most of my website to be dynamic via asp and server ...

I just arrived at work, logged into the server remotely, and a ton of these COM errors popped up. As soon as I closed one, another popped up. It happened ...