Windows Vista Vista crashes when connecting to another PC

I have been running Vistal 32 bit on an HP laptop for 3 years with absolutely no problems; until now. When connect to my home network (3 other computers; XP and Win7) and I try and access a shared folder, I the system crashes. (BSOD). I have tried this using both a wired and wireless connection and get the same result. I also tried connecting to different computers and the same thing happend. Looking back over an error log, the only thing I see that occurred recently was a "COM SURROGATE STOPPED WORKING" error. I researched this and don't think it has anything to do with my probem. Any ideas would be welcome.

Thanks,

 

Did you try using Windows' "System Restore" to roll Windows back to a previous state when your computer was functioning correctly?

• Microsoft.com > System Restore > Vista
  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/What-is-System-Restore

 

Yes I tried that. I had a valid restore point about 3 weeks ago but Vista could not restore to it.

 

Problem Solved.
Had to reinstall the OS.