How may I eliminate all of iTunes from Windows XP Home Edition before making a "clean" installation of iTunes?

Hello. I found that in Windows XP Home Edition that I had two subdirectories of iTunes: C:\Program Files\iTunes and C:\Program Files\iTunes(2). I assume this situation has arisen by me not properly updating iTunes in the past. When it came time to update iTunes from one of the version 10.3s to version 10.4 of iTunes, I tried to do something about the pair of iTunes subdirectories. Via Start, Control Panel, and Add or Remove Programs I "Remove"d the only listing of iTunes; that is iTunes(2) was not listed there. But afterwards C:\Program Files\iTunes(2) still existed, as viewed in the program Windows Explorer. Next while offline I installed iTunes10.4 by running the downloaded file iTunesSetup(4).exe in my case. I chose C:\Program Files\iTunes(2) as the directory for installation. Next I uninstalled iTunes via Add or Revmove Programs. The directory C:\Program Files\iTunes(2) then still existed. I need an iTunes cleanup utility, if there is one, or else a way to eliminate all vestiges of iTunes, including registry entries, from my Windows XP Home Edition. [I think this situation is the opposite of a situation in which the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility (WICU) would apply. I think the WICU is useful when a program is visible by name in the Windows Add or Remove Programs list, but can't be removed by clicking on "Remove" in that list.] [I also noticed the directory C:\Program Files\iPod(2). Is that directory associated with iTunes(2)?] After that I would hope that a fresh offline installation of iTunes 10.4 to my computer's hard-disk drive would result in only C:\Program Files\iTunes among iTunes subdirectories in C:\Program Files when viewed in Windows Explorer. Please inform me how to reach this goal. Thanks.

I'd also dig down into where your home user account holds temp files, as well as application preferences and support. I just know Vista began using \myaccount\AppData and multiple locations under there.
Apple leaves behind every past installer cache, support (imporant to get rid of that also).
The first thing I do (no iPod etc) is uninstall Bonjour and disable iPod and MobileMe.
Windows Uninstaller Cleanup Utility also use to be a must for stubborn "partially installed" apps.
When you are done, CCleaner and Registry.
Another place to clean is %TEMP% (may be different in XP).

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