Software Inventory - Unknown Install Location

Hello,
Running the SCCM Asset Intelligence report 'Installed Software on a specific computer (Report 02E)' shows a number of software titles with 'Unknown' in the 'Installed Location' column.
I have asked the user of a particular device to check a sample of such software titles to determine if they are actually installed. They say they do NOT appear to be. This is based on searching for executable files in the C: directory.
Choosing one example of the software that has an unknown 'Installed Location', (Visio Viewer 2010) I ran the SCCM report "Software registered in Add Remove Programs on a specific computer" for the chosen device. This report had
'Visio Viewer 2010' on it.
I then ran the report 'Products on a specific computer' for the chosen device and this did NOT have 'Visio Viewer 2010' on it.
My questions are:
Why are some software titles reporting as having 'Unknown' in the 'Installed Location' column?
Are such software titles actually installed on the device or NOT? The results of the reports I have run provide conflicting views of whether the software is or is not installed on the device.
If the software is actually installed on the device, why is nothing being returned in the 'Installed Location' field?
Thank you for your assistance.

AI reports depends hardware inventory classes. I hope you have enable "SMS_InstalledSoftware" class in AI.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc161933.aspx
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