FIX: “Out of Memory” or “Low GDI” with BulletProof FTP Server

Is BulletProof FTP Server for Windows crashing when you first run it? You might have it freeze during “Loading” or a “Crash Report” comes up saying “Out of Memory”…

Don’t worry! It’s most likely a problem with running out of GDI-Handles in your installation of Windows…

You may receive an “Out of Memory” error message because of the desktop heap limitation in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947246

“Out of Memory” error message appears when you have a large number of programs running
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126962

NOTE: You CANNOT have the /3GB option specified in the bootloader, this is often used on Exchange Server installations. (MORE INFO)

This GUIDE will help illustrate the steps to increase the amount of memory..

Vista Hands On #17: Solving a pesky resource problem
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/vista-hands-on-17-solving-a-pesky-resource-problem/269

SharedSection & Max Number of Open Windows on XP & Vista
http://www.mycsharpcorner.com/Post.aspx?postID=50

Windows XP flakiness – solved
http://weblogs.asp.net/kdente/archive/2004/06/04/148145.aspx

Registry setting keeps Windows from wigging out when you open lots of IE7 tabs
http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2008/01/14/registry-setting-keeps-windows-from-wigging-out-when-you-open-lots-of-ie7-tabs.aspx

INCREASING USER HANDLE AND GDI HANDLE LIMITS
http://weblogs.asp.net/mikedopp/archive/2008/05/16/increasing-user-handle-and-gdi-handle-limits.aspx

Many Thanks to AlexanderL for helping to discover a resolution to this problem!