Windows XP: Memory Overflow Problems
Memory Overflow Problems
If you encounter a memory overflow problem that prevents you from launching any application, you need to use "regedit" and edit this registry path:
The "Windows" value contains a long line. You'll find a part that looks like this:
Edit the yyyy section and increase it as shown in this example:
Modified line:
Here, we're increasing the GDI memory (the application that manages windows) from 3MB to 8MB.