I'm getting a fatal error message when I'm trying to uninstall apple mobile device support?

I tried to run an upgrade for iTunes and had problems so I've uninstalled iTunes and all other components without a hitch but I keep getting a Fatal Error message telling me it's druing installation.
Please help!
HMBS

Try using the fixit from the following Microsoft document to remove Apple Mobile Device Support:
Fix problems with programs that can't be installed or uninstalled

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That one's consistent with disk/file damage. The first thing I'd try with that is running a disk check (chkdsk) over your C drive.
XP instructions in the following document: How to perform disk error checking in Windows XP
Vista instructions in the following document: Check your hard disk for errors
Windows 7 instructions in the following document: How to use CHKDSK (Check Disk)
Select both Automatically fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors, or use chkdsk /r (depending on which way you decide to go about doing this). You'll almost certainly have to schedule the chkdsk to run on startup. The scan should take quite a while ... if it quits after a few minutes or seconds, something's interfering with the scan.
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Yesterday I had to update my iTunes, but there was a problem. I don't remember the problem exactly, but it was something along the lines of a certain file not being there or something. Then today I wanted to open iTunes to listen to something and it wouldn't open, so I decided to try and reinstall it. I was able to uninstall everything except for the Apple Mobile Device Support. With that one the bar fills and then when it's almost done it depletes again. Now I'm stuck with not being to install iTunes or do anything there and when trying to download iTunes again it gives me the option to save iTunesSetup.exe but then nothing is saved or downloaded.

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iTunes64Setup .exe (64-bit)
I got the links by intercepting the download requests from Softpedia's iTunes page. If they don't work try going there. The files themselves are hosted at apple.com.
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We've made some progress with some of those in recent days, Stop. It looks like (with some of them), the trouble is caused by trouble with the HKEYCURRENTUSER registry keys associated with your usual XP user account.
If that's what is afoot, the following technique may be of some assistance.
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Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there are also links to backup and recovery advice should it be needed.
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HT1926 Re-downloaded iTunes, could not update, error message is APSDaemon.exe and MSVCR80.dll "Apple mobile device failed to start".... help?

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TS5376 When I try to remove "Apple Mobile Device Support" I get a "Fatal error during installation" message. I have windows XP

The program will not start because MSVCR80.dll is missing. I am trying to unistall I tunes and then reinstall it because the latest upgrade did not work. I was able to remove "Itunes" and "apple Software update' but when I tried to remove "Apple mobile device support" I get a "fatal error during installation" message.

First try a repair install of Apple Mobile Device Support. If that goes through successfully, restart the PC and see if you can now uninstall Apple Mobile Device Support.
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Fix problems with programs that can't be installed or uninstalled

Apple Mobile Device Support Error in iTunes 8.2.0.23 FIX

Okay, after I installed the 8.2.0.23 version of iTunes and tried to plug in my iPhone, I got a message stating essentially that the version of Apple Mobile Device Support is wrong, and to uninstall AMDS and iTunes and reinstall them. Of course, after doing that, it still gave the error.
After hours of trying things and coming up with nothing with Apple Tech Support, this finally fixed the problem. I don't know if it'll help anyone, but if it does, great!
You will need:
1. The previous version of iTunes - 8.1.1
http://www.oldapps.com/itunes.php
2. The current version of iTunes - 8.2
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download
3. WinRAR
http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
This is what I did that worked:
1. Delete the folder "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support"
2. Using WinRAR, extract "applemobiledevicesupport.msi" from the 8.1.1 iTunes installer file to your desktop.
3. Run applemobiledevicesupport.msi to install the previous version of Apple Mobile Device Support. This won't jive with iTunes 8.2. If you try to run it, you'll just get the old error message.
4. Using WinRAR, extract "applemobiledevicesupport.msi" from the 8.2 iTunes installer file to your desktop overwriting the old version.
5. Run applemobiledevicesupport.msi to intstall the new version of AMDS over the previous version.
6. Start up iTunes.
7. Plug in iPhone
It should now recognize the device.
Let me know if it works for ya!
Erik

Hi Erik,
Your basic suggestion actually worked for me. But this is what I did for others who are having issues removing/installing etc.
1. Download the latest iTunes 8.2. You should end up with a file iTunesSetup.
2. If you dont already have WinRAR, download free copy from http://www.rarlab.com/ and install.
3. Right click on iTunesSetup and choose "Extract" to somewhere you know. eg C:\itunetemp
4. Open up folder where you extracted iTunesSetup and double-click applemobiledevicesupport.msi
5. It should ask you if you want to repair or remove... choose remove.
6. REBOOT your PC.
7. Go back to where you extracted iTunesSetup and double-click applemobiledevicesupport.msi and go through the install.
8. Plug in your iPhone.
If all is well iTunes should automatically start and start syncing your iPhone.
Goodluck all!
Cheers.

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