Hello my computer recently crashed (I don't know if that's what its called) but anyway, I had to redo it.  I am not a computer expert by any means--please do not pull your hair out while reading my POST!    When I redid it (gave me MESSAGE that I would have to reinstall all software that did not come w/ puter.  THANKS to a wonderful computer guy I was able to find all my pics, music etc. in a file called backup (duh, LOL!).  So I went to reinstall microsoft office 2007 and it tells me that it cannot find a PREVIOUS version to update.  Crap!  Where do I find this?  Thanks in advance for any help-which I know is something you could all do in your sleep!  APPARENTLY, you have an Upgrade edition Office 2007 CD, not a full version.  Upgrade versions cost less than full versions.  Upgrade versions, as the term implies, upgrade a previous version of Office to Office 2007.  So, you must have had an older version of Office before you originally installed Office 2007 via your Upgrade Office disk.

You'll need to have a previous version of Office installed, or at least have the CD for a previous version, before you can install Office 2007 from your Upgrade disk.  Hi Soybean--thanks for the answer.  Let me clarify--I guess I didn't word my question right  I do have the upgrade version.   My question was since I already did have a previous version of office on my computer how can I find it.  After the redo, I was able to find other things, pics, etc.  So, I'm assuming that my old version of Office is on here somewhere (it must be since I already had the update installed before the disaster!).  Ok, I hope that's better--How do I find the version that was already on here?  Thanks a bunch again!MS Office is not free, no version has ever been free.  And, it's not bundled with Windows, like Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Windows Media Player, etc.  So, you're not going to find it on your computer unless the Recovery disk for your computer had a trial version of Office.  Even so, I'm sure that wouldn't allow you to use the Office 2007 upgrade disk unless you had actually paid a fee to make that trial version a permanent product. And, if don't see an older version of Office on your Programs menu, then you simply don't have it; it would not be hidden somewhere.

Yes, you must have had a previous version installed at one time.  Where/how you got that previous version is something I have no way of knowing.  All I can tell you now is that you must have a previous version in order to use your Office 2007 upgrade disk.  Since you already have the Office 2007 Upgrade disk, I suggest looking on ebay.com for an older version of Office or Microsoft Works so that you'll have a product that qualifies you to install your upgrade edition of Office 2007.  Here's some info on what products will qualify you to install the upgrade: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/FX101754511033.aspx?ofcresset=1