Need to install Power Query with Internet Explorer 8

Hello, could someone please help me?

I need to install Microsoft Power Query to allow me to easily merge excel tables from different worksheets (files).

The problem is that I am restricted to Internet Explorer 8.

Here are my specs, I cannot change these:

• Windows 7, 64-bit operating system
• Excel 32-bit, Professional Plus 2010
• Internet Explorer 8

When I try to install Power Query, I get the message that I need IE 9.
I and others have other browser-based tools that only work on IE 8.

There must be some work-around for this.

I do NOT require the internet-searching feature of Power Query.

Here are some possible options?

1. Go into Control Panel and manually switch IE versions each time (not a feasible method at all)
2. Force Power Query to work using Chrome or FireFox instead
3. Disable certain features of Power Query to allow installation with IE 8

This is really disappointing, I don't understand why we can't just have Power Query install regardless of IE version.

Some functions could be disabled, but at least we could still use the actually important tools.

Thanks for your help. Any input is appreciated.