Unable to find/install Essbase Excel Add-in

Hello,
When I installed Essbase on this computer, for some reason we did not have MS Office installed and so the Add-in was not installed automatically.
Now, I cannot find the essexeln.xll file in the bin director and Excel does not show it as an Add-in. The Excel version I am using is 9.0.3821 SR-1.
How do I install this add-in on my computer? Thanks.
-- Adi

Installing the Essbase Excel add-in is pretty harmless, and I assume this is on a PC not a server correct?
If this is 9.3.1 and if it's on a PC just run the setup.exe for the "Hyperion Essbase Release 931 Client Windows Installer" - do you still have that downloaded??
It should fit on a flash drive if you just want to take it over to the PC in question and run the setup.exe. There's the .exe, a .jar and a .inf file that comes with the install.
Be sure you're logged on as an Admin on the PC before you install, that's easiest.
Once you install do a reboot just for fun (probably not required but given the history of your install) then go back to your Start | Programs menu and run that register add-in item from above.
Good luck, hope this helps,
Karen

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