Cannot remove older version of Apple Update to reinstall Itunes, tried control panel, no help, what do I do

Message: "Cannot remove older version of Apple Update" when trying to reinstall Itunes. Tried using add remove programs in control panel, no help. Tried installing new quicktime, same message -- what do I do to get Itunes working again on my computer, using Windows xp

I'm glad I put a smile on your face Stuff like this can drive me nuts.
As I went to bed last night, I thought the same thing as you, to try a system restore. Otherwise, to answer the rest of your question, in XP, the location of the Update is in your Program Files/Apple Software Update.
To find the hidden files that may be stopping you from disabling the updater, and doing a clean install, go to:
My Computer, and on the Menu bar, click Tools/Folder Options/View/Show Hidden Files and Folders/click Apply/OK then double click on your main drive (C:) then Documents and Settings/your user name/Application Data/ and delete the Apple computer folder with it iTunes and Preferences.
Also in that previous views Local Settings/Application Data/Apple (Update Software)and also Apple Computer/iTunes.
Go back to Documents and Settings (again from C: drive mode) click on All Users/Application Data/Apple and if you open up Installer Cache, you will also see that it has an Apple Updater in it (unless it was uninstalled on the original uninstall). Also from that Application Data window, you will see Apple Computer Folder which has previous iTunes info that needs to be deleted. Some of these folders may be gone, but at least you can check to see, to make sure.
Here is a link from another post, to confirm or help clear up any of my paths/solutions.
When you've done all that, restart your PC, and I would run CCleaner (the free version links are just below the Buy and Download button) just to clean things up, and try your re-install.
Hope I didn't overwhelm you.

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I would first try and remove both iTunes and Quicktime prior to doing the install of iTunes. The following link will show you how to remove both programs. Make sure you do Step 16 as it is usually Quicktime that causes problems with the upgrade.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93698
If it will not let you remove the programs, you can try using the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility. The download is about 1/4 of the way down the page. Good luck.
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Download and Install the Windows Installer CleanUp utility. Run the utility, find "Apple Software Update" in the list of programs in CleanUp, select the "Apple Software Update" entry, and click "Remove".
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Next, we’ll manually remove leftover program files and folders.
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2. In My Computer, open Local Disk.
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i cannot remove old version of apple software update msi. says it's on a network that's unavailable. any ideas i cat properly install itunes.

See Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
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Going through the online Apple support procedures I was told to delete iTunes, which I did. It is now gone although I think it is in "My Music" but I don't know how to get it back to where it was.
I called support and talked to a Asian Lady who spoke poor English and talked VERY fast. As I am 76 and hard of hear, which I told her at the begining, it was hard to talk with her. She told me I had no warrantee service available to me. I told her that the replacement Nano had a 90 day warrantee, which it does. I told her I felt if Apple was providing me with a replacement that required software updates to function in iTunes then their software to download the latest iTunes should contain whatever it needs to do so. SHE HUNGUP on me!!!!!!
Now my question to you folks, how do I retrieve iTunes from the "My Music" location?
And how do I do/get whatever I need to upgrade iTunes?
Please speck like you are talking to an idiot as I am pretty dense on this.
I did follow Apples on line procedures and this is the mess I'm in.
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Download the Windows Installer CleanUp utility from the following page (use one of the links under the "DOWNLOAD LOCATIONS" thingy on the Major Geeks page):
http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4459
To install the utility, doubleclick the msicuu2.exe file you downloaded.
Now run the utility ("Start > All Programs > Windows Install Clean Up").
In the list of programs that appears in CleanUp, select any Apple Software Update entries and click "Remove", as per the following screenshot:
Next, select any Bonjour entries and click "Remove", as per the following screenshot:
Quit out of CleanUp, restart the PC and try another iTunes install using an iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64Setup.exe) downloaded from the Apple Website:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
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For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
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I tried to install the latest version of i-tunes and got the following error message - the older version of Applie Software Update cannot be removed. Contact your technical support group.
I followed the uninstall instructions on the web page to line by line but to no avail. I cannot continue with the installation and can no longer use i-tunes

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Quit out of CleanUp, restart the PC and try installing QuickTime again. Does the install go through properly this time?
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So I update iTunes because a new version is available and then I restart like it always asks me to. But when I try to open iTunes after restarting, "This action is only valid for products that are currently installed". So I go to itunes.com and try to install the newest version again. After the installation starts, though, an error message comes up saying "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable. Click OK to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation package 'iTunes.msi' in the box below.
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2. Reboot your PC
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a. C:\windows\temp (if one exists)
b. C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Local Settings\Temp
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8. Reboot your PC.
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1. On the Start menu, click My Computer (or double-click My Computer on the Desktop).
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