Excel 2016 32 bit to 64 bit

[jimrward]

A few years back I installed Excel 2016 on my 64bit win10 machine, recently I discovered it had only installed the 32bit version when playing with large data set. I uninstalled office, and even used a Microsoft cleanup tool but I cannot get the installation to install 64bit.
on looking into my Microsoft account it appears that for some reason the initial install did not register correctly so I am unable to have a choice of 32/64 for the custom installer download.
i refuse to pay for 365 As I have already paid for office 2016 anyone else encounter this anomaly

 

[RoryA]

Unless my memory is faulty, if you bought Office 2016 not as part of a subscription, you only bought specifically 32 or 64 bit, not the option of being able to install either one.

 

[jimrward]

Thanks for the reply, I checked the invoice and it says 32 and 64 it appears that something silent went on during installation. A few posts on internet suggest the installation looks for what is currently installed and follows suit. I had 2010 64bit before but as it was 3 years ago I can’t remember if I removed 2010 before upgrading
I might install 2010 again as 64bit and try 2016 install and see what happens
it all tries to get you to empty your pockets for 365