I don't recall ever having run across you specific issue, but the traditional general approach to dealing with MS issues is uninstalling and reinstalling, PIA though it may be.
Edit: Have you tried blocking, rather than allowing? I've had Excel 2008 blocked forever, and if there have been any repercussions, I've never noticed them. (Unless, that is, I've been missing update notices, but I never bother with them as respects Excel, because I don't really do anything much with it...use it more like a scratchpad than the app it's meant to be.)
Last edited by artie505; 03/07/15 01:42 AM.
