Well, heap is something like running out of memory for displaying Windows graphical elements. Like icons and all that stuff. Sadly it is not related to how much RAM you have.
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When you exhaust your GDI and USER heaps, you might see the outline of icons, or a partially drawn window. Perhaps some of the graphics will look like black boxes. The number of windows you can open simultaneously is also limited to the available space in the USER heap.