Microsoft Excel update breaks Excel

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Microsoft Excel update breaks Excel

Just an alert, have been using Mac Office 2008 for years with no issue. Today I received a note to do an update for Excel (I check once a week or so). After I did the update, it removed the old Excel and tried to force me to use Office 365 version. Not sure who else may run into this issue with this deceiving update, but just a heads up. Support can't help you unless you have the 2008 software and key handy to completely uninstall office and reinstall.

iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017), macOS Sierra (10.12.6)

Posted on Dec 17, 2017 1:21 PM

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Bill King Author

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Dec 18, 2017 4:58 AM in response to Klaus1

I posted on the Microsoft official forum and here to make sure people are aware. In looking on some of the Apple Communities, you'll see there are other non-Apple produced products as well, and since this isn't something that anyone has fixed (i.e. requires manual reinstall of an official update), wanted to get the word out.

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Duchy777

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Dec 18, 2017 5:31 AM in response to Bill King

Appreciated. Heard also that MS are forcing OS upgrades too?? Naughty if true!

On a different note, XL 2008 way different to 2016 (the version on 365). You might really want to consider it.... it's actually quite good! I know subscription model not good.... I am lucky, paid for by company!

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