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If it still doesn't work, please <a class='wikilink' href='../Main/ContactUs.html'>Contact Us</a> and we'll try to work out what is going wrong. </p> <div class='vspace'></div><h3>Windows</h3> <ul><li>Find the shortcut (button) you use to launch <span class='wikiword'>FreeGuide</span> (e.g. on your Start Menu under Programs, on your Quick Launch bar near the Start button, or on your desktop. <div class='vspace'></div></li><li>Right-click the shortcut and choose "Properties". </li></ul><div class='indent'><img src='../uploads/FAQ/EditShortcut-1.png' alt='' title='' /> </div><div class='vspace'></div><ul><li>Find the command that is used to launch <span class='wikiword'>FreeGuide</span>. It will probably look something like this: </li></ul><div class='indent'><code class='escaped'>C:\WINDOWS\system32\javaw.exe -jar "C:\Program Files\FreeGuide\startup.jar" --doc_directory="C:\Program Files\FreeGuide\doc" --install_directory="C:\Program Files\FreeGuide"</code> </div><div class='indent'><img src='../uploads/FAQ/EditShortcut-2.png' alt='' title='' /> </div><div class='vspace'></div><ul><li>Change the command, to add something after the "javaw.exe" part. What you need to add is: </li></ul><div class='vspace'></div><div class='indent'><code class='escaped'>-Xmx256m</code> </div><div class='vspace'></div><ul><li>So the example above would now look like: </li></ul><div class='indent'><code class='escaped'>C:\WINDOWS\system32\javaw.exe -Xmx256m -jar "C:\Program Files\FreeGuide\startup.jar" --doc_directory="C:\Program Files\FreeGuide\doc" --install_directory="C:\Program Files\FreeGuide"</code> </div><p class='vspace'>If that doesn't work, try a larger number, for example "-Xmx512m". 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