Empty your cache, right-click your browser icon, properties, delete files or within
IE, tools, Internet Options, delete files.
Do you get an error?
Most of the clips on the Design Gallery are small files, it is doubtful they are
causing your computer instability.

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Mary Sauer MS MVP
http://dgl.microsoft.com/
> has anyone had problems with downloading clipart from the
> live clip gallery and having your system unstable when
> manipulating the clipart. my pc has crashed 10+ time this
> pm. i've even used a different pc.
>
> help