I'm getting the exact same error message.
The only outside programs I've installed are
SimCity 2000
Microsoft Reader
NoteM
Opera Browser
PEPID (EMS)
PDAwin TV Remote
Facelift
Skype (uninstalled but still getting error popup)
If anything on our list correlates, We can try and figure out what it is.
email me
josh@joshinjapan.com if you want to try and help each other out.