How to obtain the latest service pack for the 2007 Office suite

This article describes how to obtain the latest service pack for the 2007 Microsoft Office suite. This article is intended for beginning to intermediate computer users.

You may find it easier to follow the steps if you print this article first.

Method 1: Use Microsoft Update or Office Update to install the latest 2007 Office suite updates

Install the latest service pack

If the computer has Internet access, you can download and install the latest 2007 Office suite service pack from the Microsoft Update Web site. This Web site will automatically prompt you to download and install the latest service pack.

• Microsoft Update (recommended)
  
  To download the service pack from Microsoft Update, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
  http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate)

Method 2: Obtain the latest 2007 Office suite service pack from the Microsoft Download Center

Download the latest service pack

If the computer on which you want to install the latest 2007 Office suite service pack is not connected to the Internet, or if you want to download the latest service pack and then install it later, download the latest service pack from the Microsoft Download Center.

• 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 2 (SP2)
  
  To download this service pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b444bf18-79ea-46c6-8a81-9db49b4ab6e5&displaylang=en (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b444bf18-79ea-46c6-8a81-9db49b4ab6e5&displaylang=en)

Method 3: Obtain the latest 2007 Office suite service pack on a CD-ROM in North America only

Obtain a CD-ROM

You can also obtain the 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 2 (SP2) on a CD-ROM. The following 2007 Office programs can be obtained on a CD-ROM:

• Microsoft Office Visio 2007
• Microsoft Office Project 2007
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007
• Microsoft Business Contact Manager
• Microsoft Office InterConnect 2007 (Japanese)
• Microsoft Office Basic 2007
• Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007
• Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
• Microsoft Office Professional 2007
• Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007
• Microsoft Office Small Business 2007
• Microsoft Office Small Business Management 2007
• Microsoft Office Standard 2007
• Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007
• Microsoft Office Access 2007
• Microsoft Office Excel 2007
• Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007
• Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
• Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
• Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
• Microsoft Office Word 2007
• Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
• Microsoft Office Groove 2007

To obtain the 2007 Microsoft Office suite SP2 on a CD-ROM, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The 2007 Microsoft Office suite SP2 will be available on CD-ROM at this location soon. Please check back if it is not yet available.

More information about the 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 2 (SP2)

For more information about the 2007 Microsoft Office suite SP2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: