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After opening a large number of programs and windows, you try to launch a new program or open a new browser tab or even switch back to an already running program and instead:

• You get a strange “out of memory” message, despite the fact that you’re using only a fraction of the RAM installed on your system.
• The window opens but its contents refuse to load.
• The window opens, but menus are missing, dialog boxes are empty, or buttons don’t work.

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The problem, as it turns out, is as old as the Windows NT family. I’ve found references to this issue that date back to the mid-1990s and Windows NT 3.1 and 3.5. The fix for Vista, just as for those much older versions of Windows, involves editing a key in the Windows Registry.

First the problem: Windows sets aside a blob of system memory called the desktop heap, which it uses to store user interface objects such as windows, menus, and hooks. The Microsoft Advanced Windows Debugging and Troubleshooting Blog offers a dense, but still readable explication of the problem and why it occurs (it’s a two-part series: read the Desktop Heap Overview first and if your eyes haven’t glazed over read the shorter Desktop Heap Part 2 for details that are specific to 64–bit Windows, systems with 3GB of RAM, and Windows Vista).

The fix for 32–bit Windows Vista is simple: The interactive desktop heap size needs to be bumped up to a value greater than its default setting of 3072KB.

CardMonkey is a free framework for making your own solitaire games. It is designed for complete beginners and comes with a detailed tutorial for making the popular Klondike Solitaire to get you started. While limited to making solitaire card games, CardMonkey provides an approachable introduction to more complex game development.

CardMonkey uses the Lua programming language which is easy to learn but powerful enough to create a wide variety of games with. Even if you have never programmed before the tutorials will give you all the skills you need to start making your own games. You can also edit images, splash screens, fonts and text to make your own creations look and feel exactly how you want them to.

Features

• Framework for managing cards, capable of producing hundreds of different games.
• Learn the Lua Programming language through clear tutorials.
• Start making games straight away, a typical game is less than 40 lines of code.
• Edit images, fonts and splash screens to make your games unique.
• Support through the LittleMonkey Community and request additional features for future releases.
• Upload and share your creations on LittleMonkey.

This is an early release of CardMonkey and the engine will grow and develop as people use the system and request more features. Full support is provided through a dedicated forum, and you can upload and show off your creations to others on the LittleMonkey site.

Whats more CardMonkey is completely free of charge, so download it today and get started in game development!