I just tried it and you are right. It seems MS doesn't want you saving the
XLT locally. But the template I tried, the Balance Sheet, opened fine. I
have no idea why you crash but I don't think it's a cookie issue. Which
template did you try to get?

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Jim
"Chris Burgess" wrote in message
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| There is only a 'Download' button option on the Microsoft Excel templates
| pages which automatically opens Excel. You cannot Save by right clicking
the
| button.
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| Chris
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| "Jim Rech" wrote:
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| You should pick "Save" for the download, not "Open".
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| Jim
| "Chris Burgess" <Chris wrote in
message
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| | When trying to download Excel templates from Microsoft Website, I keep
| | getting this error message:
| |
| | "Microsoft Excel for Windows has encountered a problem and needs to
close.
| | We are sorry for the inconvenience."
| |
| | I am using Excel 2000. I believe my IE6 browser is set to accept
cookies.
| |
| | I have ASAP Utilities installed, but should that make a difference?
| |
| | Any help appreciated.
| | Thanks
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