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Trouble with Excel SMF Add-in after upgrading OS

Asked by slovisa in Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Office Suite, Windows 7

Tags: Excel, Add-ins, SMF, Upgrade

I have an Excel spreadsheet that uses the SMF add-in:
http://www.traineetrader.com/importing-stock-quotes-to-excel-using-smf-add-in/

Just did a clean install of Win7 (upgrade from XP) and re-installed Office 2003. Followed the instructions above, extracting add-in files to C:\Program Files\SMF Add-in. From there, the process gets strange...

In Excel, I go to Tools\Add-ins and point to the XLA file in C:\Program Files\SMF Add-in. When I do it prompts me to overwrite the existing file(?). I say OK.

If I then go back to Tools\Add-ins, it's actually pointing to C:\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Addins. Always reverts to this directory.

Opening my Excel file, it says "This workbook contains links to other sources..." I can update or not update - I choose update. It says links can not be updated and gives me the option to edit links - I choose edit links. Here my options are:
(1) Update Values - says Excel cannot find (particular function) in XLA file; the name I specified may not be defined, or the name I specified is something other than a rectangular cell reference...
(2) Change Source - I point it to the XLA file in C:\Program Files\SMF Add-in; same error as (1) above.
(3) Open Source - I get error that XLA file is already open and I can't open two files with the same name. (I get this error even if I close everything and just try to open the XLA file, so maybe this is the root of the problem?)

I have tried moving the Add-in files to the C:\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Addins, and I have tried changing the links in the excel document to point to C:\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Addins, but neither helps.

I have uninstalled and re-installed Office.

I have tried these solutions (http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/excel/8692/Error-message-when-Excel-97-file-is-opened) with no luck.

I need to get this resolved ASAP. Please help!
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Tags: Excel, Add-ins, SMF, Upgrade
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