I found this little gem posted on stackoverflow.com by Heinzi.
How to re-enable a hard disabled add-in.
- In the Manage box, change COM Add-ins to Disabled Add-ins, and then click Go.
- Select the add-in and click Enable. Click Close.
Now the add-in can be loaded again:
- In the Manage box, change Disabled Add-ins to COM Add-ins, and then click Go.
- select the check box next to the disabled add-in. Click OK.
Reference: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms268871.aspx