I double-clicked the installer, and it told me to quit my open MS apps. I did and then clicked the Continue button on the Installer dialog. It then asked for my administrator password, which I supplied. I then authenticated itself and then started searching for apps to update. A few seconds later, I receive a dialog that states the following:

The installer could not located the correct version of the software required to install this update. See the Read Me file included with this installer to determine if your software meets the requirements for this update.

Of course, a quick read of the Read Me shows that I do indeed have the correct software (bought and paid for, mind you) for this update. And yet, this stupid updater cannot find it.

To illustrate just HOW stupid this updater is, I quit the updater, launched Word (the app this updater is supposed to update), then launched the Updater again. The updater immediately found that Word was running and told me that I first had to quit it. I did and yet the update gave me that silly "cannot located correct version" dialog again. I have the correct version, so I don't see what else could be wrong here except faulty MS programming. And yes, I've installed all other updates to Office 2004 in the past WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AT ALL! So this is the first time I've been hit with something like this from MS.

The About box in Word says my version is 11.3.5 (070413).