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Windows 10 and MS Office 2007
Hi all - I have run into an unusual problem and would like to know if you'd have a suggestion (I have used the Search function but nothing useful turned up).
I just got a new laptop with Windows 10 (Build 18363.1379), with all required updates as of 2/21/21.
I installed MS Office 2007 on it.
I put shortcuts for Word and PowerPoint on my desktop and they work fine.
The shortcut for Excel does not work and gives me an error which basically says that Excel cannot launch because file msvcr80.dll is missing.
Double-clicking on an existing Excel file returns the same error.
So I Google the problem and re-install Office 2007, then download and install the required versions of MS Visual C++;
Excel still won't launch.
Poking around the 'net, somebody suggested doing a Windows key + R, then type "Excel" and hit OK.
Surprisingly, it works and Excel opens up.
Has anybody run into this problem, or would you have an explanation for this behavior?
Thank you for any advice or guidance.