.XLS attached file in Outlook 2013 opens Word !

Hi,
I've a strange issue with some of my RDP Servers 2008 R2 (with XenApp 6.5), with Office 2013, Outlook connected to the cloud.
When I try to open a joined xls file in an mail, Word launches!
But if I try to open an XLSX, Excel launches.
And If I detached the XLS, and opened it with explorer, Excel launches!
These servers are deployed using a sysprep image, and there is only Office 2013 Std version installed.
Thats very strange. XLS extension association is correct, and everything worked well at the beginning. Something happens which cause this issue.
Please help me to diagnose and solve this strange phenomenon...

Hi all, and thanks for your responses.
I already tried to repair Office 2013, re-associate .XLS files and re-register Excel, and nothing works.
Some precisions:
Servers are deployed from a sysprep image (and image is a fresh handmade install) and are going to be used as XenApp servers
1st connexion RDP, as Administrator: Open Outlook mailbox, open .XLS attached file: Excel launches
2nd connexion RDP, as User: Open the same Outlook mailbox, open the same .XLS attached file: Word launches !!!
3rd connexion RDP, as Administrator: Open the same Outlook mailbox, open the same .XLS attached file: Word launches !!!!!
Something seems to be broken.
Note 1 – If I create a new mail with Gmail, attached the problematic .XLS file, send the mail to my Outlook mailbox, opens .XLS file in Outlook: Excel launches !!!!!
Note 2 – If I forward the problematic mail to my Gmail mailbox, and the opened .XLS attached file, Excel launches.
Note 3 – Everythings works normally with .XLSX attached files.
So, the issue seems to
only appear when I attached .XLS files in mails created with Outlook, and opened with Outlook.
As Fox Mulder is not available any longer, please help me !!!!!

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