HT1420 itunes install error in Vista

I (sadly) have Windows Vista Home Premium 64 and no matter what I try, I cannot install iTunes (9, 10, OR 11) successfully. I get an error that is very non-descript, stating my installation could not be completed. Period. No error number, nothing. Screenshot for your pleasure:
I have disabled my Norton Anti-Virus and "Smart Firewall" for the install, but that doesn't matter. And I tried re-installing. Same results.
Is there a way to view and shop at iTunes via my browser (IE8) without installing itunes program?
I thoroughly hate my operating system, and I only need to get onto iTunes to download the songs I want from the American show "The Voice".
It's very sad that there are people who cannot use their social media to vote for the contestants because iTunes and Vista64 aren't friendly.
Ok, aside from my rant, does anyone have direct links or help I can try?
Thanks!

However, when I attempt to open said file, I get this message: Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin is not accessible. The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable.
Try doing a disk check on the drive that that file is located on.
Go "Start > Computer", select Properties, and in the Tools tab click "Error checking".
Does the disk check find/repair any damage? If so, does an iTunes install go through properly afterwards?

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I am a PC Tech and had a customer with this issue. Ran across this post in my search and ended up finding the solution on my own. The problem isn't with the iTunes software but the installer for the GEARAspi drivers. Really the issues is with the file type asssociations in the windows registry. On the system I was working on the HKCR key for .exe should point to the exefile key but pointed to nothing. To fix it create a new txt document and paste the following in (only paste what is in between the [code][/code] tags):
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
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it seems to install, but whe I go to launch, I got this error message...
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Taken at face value, you're having trouble with an Apple Application Support program file there. (Apple Application Support is where single copies of program files used by multiple different Apple programs are kept.)
Let's try something relatively simple first. Restart the PC. Now head into your Uninstall a program control panel, select "Apple Application Support" and then click "Repair".
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There must be a way to fix this? I'm not a tech geek but I want to avoid having to take my laptop back to factory settings to sort this out.
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ITunes tried to automatically update today and failed and then I was also getting the MSVCR80.dll error
After trying many things I finally removed all Apple software
iTunes
Apple Software Update
Apple Mobile Device Support
Bonjour
Apple Application Support
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I hope this works for you as well.

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For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
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The further information area has direct links to the current and recent builds in case you have problems downloading, need to revert to an older version, or want to try the iTunes for Windows (64-bit - for older video cards) release as a workaround for installation or performance issues, or compatibility with QuickTime or third party software.
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tt2

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hmmmmm. that's not an especially common error message.
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ITunes was not properly installed, etc."
what's the precise text of your error message? (there's a couple of different ones i'm thinking of that you might possibly be getting.)
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