Precedence & overwrites in detect&repair and patching

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I have a general knowledge question.

Let's say I have installed Office 200x.
Over time, I've applied all the patches from Microsoft for the product.
I encounter a problem and some component in the software no longer works.
I run DETECT & REPAIR to resolve the problem. I use my install cd when
prompted.
I revisit the Microsoft update site and I'm told there are no new updates to
apply.

If my installation was repaired from the installation cd, wouldn't that mean
that I should have been told I have to reapply all the patches published
since the product version baseline? So what kind of configuration do I
actually in this scenario?

Thank you.
 
I don't believe that Detect and Repair necessarily replaces the files.
Usually I think it's just a case of checking that the registry entries are
correct.
 
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