Trying to uninstall and reinstall itunes, but keeps telling me that folder location has an invalid character

Have had a number of issues with itunes, but everytime I have tried to update it, it tells me that the file location is invalid.
Have tried to go through the process of uninstalling and reinstalling itunes, but when I come to uninstall itunes, it tells me that the file location contains an invalid character.
Help!!!

For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down page in case one of them applies.
Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there is backup and recovery advice elsewhere in the user tip.
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You should reset your device as a last resort and only if you can't restart it.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1391
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1364
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1923
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