excel.exe.manifest

Can be explicitly used to add dependencies.
This can tell Excel to use a newer version of a dll.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> 
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0"*> 
<noInherit*></noInherit> 
<assemblyIdentity version="11.0.0.0" processorArchitecture="x86" name="excel" type="win32"></assemblyIdentity> 
<description>Microsoft Office Excel</description> 
<dependency> 
<dependentAssembly> 
<assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.VC80.CRT" version="8.0.50608.0" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b"> 
</assemblyIdentity> 
</dependentAssembly> 
</dependency> 
<trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3"> 
<security> 
<requestedPrivileges> 
<requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false"></requestedExecutionLevel> 
</requestedPrivileges> 
</security> 
<trustInfo> 
</assembly>