stdole32.tlb error in Excel 2007 + weird Office 365 self-installation (not sure if related)

d0rian

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I woke up to find that my Excel 2007 (working fine for months) had crashed overnight; no big deal, I thought > I killed the process, and re-opened Excel to find that I got a weird Stdole32.tlb error window, which I clicked OK to close, after which Excel ran the configuration process that it runs when you install it for the first time. (In fact, I opened the Word 2007 that was installed at same time as part of the 2007 Home/Student Office, and while it doesn't pop up the stdole32.tlb window, it ALSO runs that initial-setup configuration dialog every time I open it now:confused:

I went to the Uninstall Program menu to run the REPAIR function on Office 2007, and noticed strangely that Office 365 is now installed on my machine with an Oct 18, 2016 installation date (today!?) I most definitely did not install that (and I don't think it was installed on my computer previously)...did Microsoft just run some auto-update thing recently that installed 365 without users' knowledge/permission? Awfully coincidental that there's a new 365 installation on my machine on same date that this stdole32 bug popped up. Any idea as to whether they're related?

Anyway, I just want to get rid of this error and return 2007 to the functioning state I've had it: What I've tried

1. Repaired Excel 2007 via the Change or Remove a program menu. Didn't help.
2. Went through the RegEdit solution that seems to be rec'd most frequently on the MS help forums. Didn't help. (Though those instructions were for Windows 8, not W10 like I have...menus looked a little different, but pretty sure I made the same revisions that were suggested.)

Questions:
1. Trying to avoid a complete removal / reinstallation of Office 2007...any suggestions?
2. Why would Office 365 appear on my computer with an install date of TODAY? (wouldn't i have had to approve that?)
3. Might the 365 thing and this new stdole32.tlb bug be related?
 
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If no answer, I guess I'm stuck re-installing Office 2007 even though I'm still not sure what's going on here...
 
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