Save as PDF changes file hyperlinks

I have a folder containing hundreds of PDF files and a single XLS sheet
as an Index containing hyperlinks to these files
and the hyperlinks in the XLS correctly call Adobe Reader direct.
For portability I decided to convert the XLS to another PDF.
This worked fine in Excel 2003 using the Adobe Add-In from Acrobat 8.1
But when I try the same process with Excel 2010 or 2013 using Save As PDF
I get security errors because the hyperlinks have been modified during the Save As,
The original hyperlinks in the XLS file have the form
file:///C:\..\..\...\a.pdf and this is retained in the 2003 conversion.
and the PDF version the loads the selected PDF directly.
After using Save As PDF in Excel 2010 or 2013 they take the form file:///C|/../../.../a.pdf
This causes the PDF to attempt launch IE and open the PDF in browser after 2 security warnings.
Note the slashes are reversed and the colon becomes a vertical bar.
How to I get the new version to behave like the original?
I am not sure if I have an Excel problem or a PDF problem.
Bill

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