How to manipulate this string of text to make it readable?

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I have this string in an excel file:

4603,2504603#;4616,2504616#;4617,2504617#;4519,2504519#;4620,2504620

(It's actually a lot longer than that, but the pattern is the same).

I need to be able to some how sort this into something that can be read easier. I want the end result to look like this:

4603,2504603
4616,2504616
4617,2504617

I guess I need a program or command that can replace #; with a line break. I need something that will work in Windows 7. I remember doing something similar to this in a Linux class using shell scripting but I can't remember how it was done.

Note: This is NOT homework. It is something my boss has asked me to do at work.

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