GlobalAlloc Failed

shari · 07-04-2005, 06:26 PM

Hi, I'm helping a friend with his computer but theres this one error I can't get rid of. It comes up during the boot process everytime. All it says is GlobalAlloc Failed and the only option is to click OK.

This is an old Win98 system. 4GB HDD, 160MG RAM

**linderman** · 07-04-2005, 06:58 PM

Have you run an antivirus scan ??????? deep file anti virus scan ???

I have never heard of that error message ?? but thats not inclusive of anything either. :)

regards

joe

hmmmm ALLOC (short for allocation maybe / which generally relates to memory errors)

try running memtest86 you can download for free from memtest86.com run for atleast an hour though

**UncleMacro** · 07-04-2005, 11:46 PM

GlobalAlloc is just the old standard Windows routine used to allocate global memory (I'm a computer programmer). If a program complains that a GlobalAlloc failed, it's unlikely that it's actually out of memory. 160MB should be more that enough for Win98 systems. I don't suppose it gives you more information like which program or driver is giving the error message? There is one obscure situation which Microsoft documents here which gives that message.

One thing you could do is hit F8 before Windows boots and try "step by step confirmation". You may be able to use that to figure out what is causing the message. If that doesn't work then you could run msconfig (click "Start", click "Run", then type msconfig, click "OK") and try disabling startup items one at a time (don't disable anything important! - ask if you're not sure) to track down what's causing the message.

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shari Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Utah Posts: 29 OS: Win XP	GlobalAlloc Failed Hi, I'm helping a friend with his computer but theres this one error I can't get rid of. It comes up during the boot process everytime. All it says is GlobalAlloc Failed and the only option is to click OK. This is an old Win98 system. 4GB HDD, 160MG RAM

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linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,441 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Have you run an antivirus scan ??????? deep file anti virus scan ??? I have never heard of that error message ?? but thats not inclusive of anything either. :) regards joe hmmmm ALLOC (short for allocation maybe / which generally relates to memory errors) try running memtest86 you can download for free from memtest86.com run for atleast an hour though __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial Last edited by linderman; 07-04-2005 at 07:00 PM.

07-04-2005, 11:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
UncleMacro TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,133 OS: Vista SP1 My System	GlobalAlloc is just the old standard Windows routine used to allocate global memory (I'm a computer programmer). If a program complains that a GlobalAlloc failed, it's unlikely that it's actually out of memory. 160MB should be more that enough for Win98 systems. I don't suppose it gives you more information like which program or driver is giving the error message? There is one obscure situation which Microsoft documents here which gives that message. One thing you could do is hit F8 before Windows boots and try "step by step confirmation". You may be able to use that to figure out what is causing the message. If that doesn't work then you could run msconfig (click "Start", click "Run", then type msconfig, click "OK") and try disabling startup items one at a time (don't disable anything important! - ask if you're not sure) to track down what's causing the message.