Trouble installing iTunes on Windows 8 - Error writing to file

Hey all,
Trying to install iTunes on my computer, tried installing it on two seperate hard drives it worked on neither (one was brand new, the other is a month old SSD). The error I get is:
http://i45.tinypic.com/727o9f.png
I've tried uninstalling all apple products, deleting all folders to do with apple, installing as admin, taking ownerships of the files etc. Nothing works. Any ideas why?
Cheers

Hmmmm.
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