This is actually a really easy fix. The problem is with Nero Burning Rom, any current version. Ive tested updates, and none of them are currently working. The problem stems from opening video folders, and Nero Showtime crashes the COM Surrogate executable.

Simply remove the Application, and the problems will go away. If you do not want to completely do away with the application, you can try renaming the file C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\DSFilter\NeVideo.ax to NeVideo.ax.bak This will break Nero Showtime, however.

Nero has been useless for burning DVDs for me anyway since the upgrade, so I simply removed it.