Cannot use Word 2011 on Mac OS 10.7

I recently upgraded to a new computer which has 10.7 installed and now word is not working. I tried to install the updates but the software updates think that word is not installed on my computer. Here are the screenshots which clearly show that
I have word installed on my computer.

Hi Kyle,
Since this forum is for general questions and feedback related to Word for Windows, if you haven't found a solution here, I'd recommend you post a new question in the forum for Mac:
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