Cannot open, uninstall or reinstall itunes

I am getting increasingly frustrated and am about to abort the Ipod scene.
The following happens.
When I attempt to open itunes from the desktop or programs, "the action is only valid for products that are currently installed" comes up, and iTunes does not open.
When I then try to upgrade to the new 7.1, the following eventually happens, "the features you are trying to install to use is on a network resource that is unavailable, enter alternate path to a folder with install......itunes.msi"
The same thing happens when I attempt to uninstall the program from 'my computer'.
Is there a simple way to open the older version of itunes or install the new one?
Thanks in advance

See if this article might help you get you past the issue of itunes not opening.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302386

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