This error seems to be floating around the internet in the last 48 – 72 hours. It effects Windows users using Internet Explorer and has started a long thread over on Facebook.

Apparently it’s being caused by a recent automatic update from Microsoft. There is no fix as of yet, some users report that deleting temporary internet files / cookies and upgrading flash fixes the problem.

A more drastic solution is to modify your registry (warning modifying your registry without knowing what your doing can break things!):

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To correct this problem, increase the size of the desktop heap: 1. Run Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. From the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following key: SystemCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerSubSystems
3. Select the Windows value.
4. From the Edit menu, choose String.
5. Increase the SharedSection parameter.

For Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003:
SharedSection uses the following format to specify the system and desktop heaps:

SharedSection=xxxx,yyyy,zzz

Increase the zzz number to “256” or “512.”

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I haven’t tested the above solutions as I left the windows world last year and haven’t looked back, good luck!