Exporting to excel...automatically converts to PDF

I can't quite tell to be sure, whether this is a problem within BO or with the computer.
However the problem is basically what the subject says.
Someone I'm working with has been having this problem for the past two week, which previously was not a problem
Whenever we try to export something from BO to excel, the prompt still says save as .xls but with the PDF icon.
I haven't posted on here before so I don't know how to go about it, but I do have a screenshot I'd like to post.
Here's a link to the screenshot: http://tinypic.com/r/256z6sk/7
Anyhow, that is the only option he's getting and when he saves it opens up in excel, but then automatically converts to PDF and the excel is lost.
Again, I don't know if this a problem within BO or something going wrong with the computer he's using.
If anyone has heard of this happening, or have experienced something similar...any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Edited by: dkoetter on Sep 2, 2010 4:35 PM

Yes.
Original Spreadsheet
When exported became this

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