Find Office 2010 Updates, When Office 2010 Isn't Installed?

shadow2201 · 18 Dec 2014

I don't know if maybe I'm the only one who runs into this problem or if it happens to a lot of people, but it seems to come up a lot for me.

I have had this issue on many computers but right now I am setting up an old Dell Latitude E5510 for an employee and I have reformatted, installed all drivers, and programs needed. I installed Office 2007, because this employee won't really be using the computer much.

I start up Windows Updates today and it has me downloading 3 updates for Windows 2010. This computer had Office 2010 on it before it was reformatted. Is it still sensing Office 2010 buried somewhere in the files and that's why it's asking me to install updates for it? Does Office 2007 use updates that are also made for 2010(and are only labled 2010)? Anyone have any ideas? I don't believe it's hurting anything, but I am curious!

Thanks

fireberd · 18 Dec 2014

I get those type of updates for my Office 2003. There are some later updates that can be applicable. For example, I installed a converter that lets me open later MSWord formats (2003 is doc) and now I get updates for later Office versions.

Berton · 19 Dec 2014

Same here, see a lot of times Office updates seemingly are not for the exact version installed but usually it's because some large or small part of other versions are there. It's hard to write updates each individual version and any add-on separately when a blanket update will work. Any of the Office App Viewers cover several versions of the program that creates the files.