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RE: "fatal error - couldn't allocate heap" after spyware issue
Redd Vinylene wrote on 10 August 2008 14:10:
> I just had this spyware issue (Antivirus XP 2008), so I installed an
> antivirus tool (NOD32) and an antispyware tool (Spyware Doctor).
>
> Now I can't use cygwin. Some other programs have stopped working too:
>
> 554 [main] ? (8716) C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe: *** fatal error - couldn't
> allocate heap, Win32 error 487, base 0x7D0000, top 0x7E0000,
> reserve_size 61440, allocsize 65536, page_const 4096
>
> Anybody know?
You have just discovered the http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#BLODA.
See also the FAQ entry at
http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.using.html#faq.using.bloda
It's most likely NOD32, try uninstalling that and see if it helps.
cheers,
DaveK
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