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Boom goes the dynamite.<br />
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Thanks for the help. &nbsp;I should have thought of that!.. ha
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Boom goes the dynamite.

Thanks for the help.  I should have thought of that!.. ha

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I had both Microsoft office 2010 and Microsoft office 2013 running on my computer. &nbsp;I guess when I installed the 2013 version it did not override the 2010 and both programs were still running. &nbsp;I wanted to have programs default to Microsoft 2013 so I uninstalled 2010.<br />
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After I did this all of the former 2010 icons for excel did not convert to the Microsoft 2013. &nbsp;Instead I get &nbsp;&quot;This action is only valid for products that are currently installed. error&quot; &nbsp;I am able to open up 2013 excel, but if i try to save it, it saves as a broken shortcut.<br />
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When i look in the programs under Microsoft 2013 I do not see excel as on of the programs in that folder, I don't know if that is part of the problem.<br />
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This also seems to be the case with powerpoint. &nbsp;Word seems to work fine and converted to the 2013 icons<br />
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thanks,
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I had both Microsoft office 2010 and Microsoft office 2013 running on my computer.  I guess when I installed the 2013 version it did not override the 2010 and both programs were still running.  I wanted to have programs default to Microsoft 2013 so I uninstalled 2010.

After I did this all of the former 2010 icons for excel did not convert to the Microsoft 2013.  Instead I get  "This action is only valid for products that are currently installed. error"  I am able to open up 2013 excel, but if i try to save it, it saves as a broken shortcut.

When i look in the programs under Microsoft 2013 I do not see excel as on of the programs in that folder, I don't know if that is part of the problem.

This also seems to be the case with powerpoint.  Word seems to work fine and converted to the 2013 icons

thanks,

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