The facts:
3 linked workbooks (split due to size):
workbook #1: budget model.xls approx 5MB; has 5-6 tabs, nothing exciting
workbook #2: recon model data.xls - approx 7MB 6 tabs consisting of a sheet
with about 3000 lines of data and the rest of the tabs contain pivot tables
or flat data
workbook #3: report data - approx 15MB; 3 tabs - 1 with 11,000 rows of data
and two with pivot tables
Windows XP 2002 SP2 running on a thinkpad with .99GB ram 1.73mhz processor
and a 55GB hard drive
The problem - each time I open any of the 3 workbooks, I get approximately
12 link errors that go something like this:
Unable to open https://www....etc.xls. Cannot download the information you
requested.
The final message is: Excel cannot complete the task with available
resources. Choose less data or close other applications.

Often, if I try to open workbook #2 (data) or #3(data) after opening
workbook #1, a repaired version of the file opens up with a message about how
corrupt the file was. If I close all files and open file #2 or #3 first, I
can then open file #1

I have no idea where these links are coming from, I certainly didn' create
them and I 'm the owner/auther or the workbook, no one else has access or has
made changes.