Cant update to iTunes 8.1, Quicktime will not update

I keep trying to update to iTunes 8.1, but every time i do the installer is unable to uninstall quicktime.
It computes the space requirements, then says "The older version of Quicktime cannot be removed" and then it quits.
I have tried to uninstall Quicktime using Windows Add and Remove Programs, but it says that the network resource i am trying to access is unavailiable. It then tells me i can try to locate an alternate path to 'quicktime.msi' but that hasnt worked.
How can i get it to update?
Do i have to remove quicktime file by file?
If not, what do i do?

It sounds as though you need to use the Microsoft Installer cleanup utility to clean up the Quicktime installer files. Here is a method for removal and clean up of iTunes, Quicktime etc:
== uninstall with cleanup ==
Download a fresh copy of iTunes and the stand alone version of Quicktime (the one without iTunes)
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Download and install Microsoft Installer cleanup utility, there are instructions on the page as well as the download. Note that what you download is the installer not the program – you have to run it to install the program. The installer doesn't give any message to confirm the installation.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301/
(To run the program – All Programs>>Windows Install)
Now use the following method to remove iTunes and its components:
XP
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925
Vista
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
*If you hit a problem with one of the uninstalls don't worry*, carry on with the deleting of files and folders as directed in the method.
When you get to deleting Quicktime files in the system32 folder as advised in the method, you can delete any file or folder with Quicktime in the name.
Restart your PC.
Run the Microsoft Installer Cleanup Utility. (Start > All Programs > Windows Install Clean Up)
Remove any references you find to the programs you removed - strictly speaking you only need to worry about those programs where the uninstall failed.
If you don’t see an entry for one of the programs that did not uninstall, look out for blank entries or numeric entries that look like version numbers e.g. 7.x for Quicktime or 1.x for Bonjour.
restart your PC
Install the stand alone Quicktime and check that it works.
If it does, install iTunes.

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