IPhoto (actually ALL of iLife) '06 Install Fails

...because the build engineer decided to FORCE the install of QT 7.0.4, buit I ALREADY HAVE v7.2 now.
Any ideas? How do I tell the DVD to stop trying to install QT 7.0.4 and failing and just get the programs I need???
It usually faisl right after iPhotot otherwise installs fine, but no matter what I choose to install or not install, it always fails when it goes to install QT v7.0.4.
Grrrr....!!!

Yeah, after some time in Google, I did just that. I had a heck of a time with it giving me lots of errors to continue through (files not found and/or replace/update choices), but it seemed to install OK, and then I got the updates for the apps via Software Updates. Since then, I had trouble with iPhoto opening pics to edit, but found a fix for that here:
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29030
Hopefully, I'll not find more serious annoynaces when I go to make movies or iDVD them...what a mess.
To whomever the BONE-HEADED IDIOT build engineer is (hopefully, WAS!) for iLife '06 - YOU OWE ME $20 and a big thank you to the Pacifist gang (and thanks for nothing on all of the watsed time this ate up/will eat up)! There's no reason the whole install should fail just b/c I have QT version higher than 7.0.4...
Grrrr!

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