We use several mail merge documents created in Word 2007 and data sources in Excel 2007. These still work across a majority of our machines, but on two pcs with the most recent Microsoft365 update, we are facing an issue.
If I set a small sample .XLS file and .DOC file, and try to select the .XLS file as a mail merge data source using "MS Excel Worksheets via DDE (*.xls)" we get the Orange Office splashscreen with the message "Updating Office, please wait a moment". After 20 seconds or so, the connection is made.
It's like its trying to setup or configure some optional component, but it does it every single time you try to open the mail merge document.
Has anyone else experienced this issue or found a way to stop the splash-screen appearing every time a document is printed?
The version listed for Word and Excel is "for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2204 Build 16.0.15128.20128) 32-bit"
Thanks in advance.
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