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stdole32.tlb in Excel Windows 10

Anonymous
2017-06-14T22:39:55+00:00

Everytime I run Excel 2007 in windows 10, the stdole32.tlb box comes up and it has to reconfigure itself.  How do I stop this?

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-02-13T21:49:26+00:00

    The fix to this problem is simply uninstall KB2767916, restart your computer and then run updates again. That's all.

      Hi Jeff,

               That sounds a very simple fix to the small problem. A question though, how does one - "non computer buff" - search for update KB2767916? When I try to type on cortana search bar I cant - another small problem!

    Thanks.

    Go to CONTROL PANEL (windows key + r, then type control and press enter).

    Click on PROGRAMS and FEATURES.

    On left side of screen click on VIEW INSTALLED UPDATES.

    Look for the update - "Update for Microsoft Office 2007 suites (KB2767916) 32-bit Edition."

    Uninstall it then restart your computer and run windows updates again.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-10-28T16:39:35+00:00

    This worked for me Excel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Fm45Z306I  Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\SETUP and renamed to SETUPold

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-28T17:30:47+00:00

    Same issue as ShadBauer. Installed the Win 10 update 2 days ago and started seeing this problem on all Office 2007 products after years with no issues. Also no success with registry fixes and renaming setup.exe  

    Update: I removed recent Win 10 and Office Pro 2007 updates (dated 12/21/2017), rebooted (which loaded new updates dated today 12/28/2017), and the problem is fixed.

    Procedure:

    1. WinLogo + R and in the Open: box type > appwiz.cpl 
    2. click OK opens the Program and Features window
    3. click "View installed updates" link on the top right
    4. Navigate to the group "Microsoft Office Professional 2007" I had 51 updates there dated 12/21/2017. I uninstalled 3 updates from the top of the list that started with "Update ..." (not "Security Update ..."). Method: right-click an update, select Uninstall from the popup menu (the only option), accept all prompts from subsequent popup windows.
    5. Navigate to the group "Microsoft Windows" I had 5 updates there dated 12/21/2017. Using the same procedure as above, I uninstalled 3 updates that would allow it (2 of 5 did not present a popup uninstall window when I right-clicked)
    6. reboot Windows

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-12-04T18:20:11+00:00

    I just ran across this same issue. I've renamed the setup.exe file and that has taken care of the re-configuring each time I start Excel but the stdole.tlb error still pops up. I've seen no activity in this thread since November 2017. Has no one come up with a solution? Does anyone at Microsoft acknowledge there is an issue or are they in denial mode?

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-12-12T18:01:18+00:00

    For what it's worth, I just started having this issue after the recent Win 10 feature update. I had been using Office 07 for years without issue. Suddenly after the update, started seeing the reconfig problem across all of the office suite (solved with the renaming suggestion), but thus far nothing I've tried (including registry fixes) has solved the stdole32 error for Excel.

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