ITunes 9.2 and Windows 7 Install problem

Question

I've posted a problem here already, but now I'm on the actual machine. I removed all the Apple software to include removing iTunes 9.1.1.12
I rebooted the machine (running Windows 7 Ultimate)
Download a fresh copy of iTunes 9.2 and it installs up to the part where it tries to start the Bonjoure (spelling) service. I get this error:
Log Name: System
Source: Service Control Manager
Date: 6/25/2010 8:55:25 PM
Event ID: 7024
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Kids-XP
Description:
The Bonjour Service service terminated with service-specific error The parameter is incorrect..
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Service Control Manager" Guid="{555908d1-a6d7-4695-8e1e-26931d2012f4}" EventSourceName="Service Control Manager" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49152">7024</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-06-26T01:55:25.215200000Z" />
<EventRecordID>267832</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="524" ThreadID="1780" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>Kids-XP</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="param1">Bonjour Service</Data>
<Data Name="param2">%%87</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Answer 1

A Solution (install iTunes without Bonjour) ... aka "How to Hack the Install"
I've had exactly the same problem using my new iPhone 4 with Windows XP home. I had completely removed a previous version of iTunes and got the same error message giving a 3014 error against Bonjour part way through a fresh install of iTunes 9.2.1.5 ... After much searching on the net in desperation I took the install to the failure point again and then powered off the PC. I was curious what state this would leave the install ... I nosed around the hard disk on startup but the software wasn't there. Then I checked out the temporary folder under my user's "Documents and Settings" folder:
i.e. c:\Documents and Settings\<username>\local settings\temp and in there I found a new folder containing all of the "separate" installable ".msi" files for the different components of iTunes including a file bonjour.msi
The solution then is as follows:
a) Do the install until it fails with the "Bonjour service cannot be started" error.
b) BEFORE you rollback the install (i.e. with the error pop up still displayed) navigate to your "C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\local settings\temp" folder and *make a copy* of the .msi files from the created folder (you will find a folder with a random name which is different for each install). You should have the following files (keep them together in one folder):
SetupAdmin.exe
AppleApplicationSupport.msi
AppleMobileDeviceSupport.msi
AppleSoftwareUpdate.msi
Bonjour.msi
iTunes.msi
QuickTime.msi
Note that if you try and find the files after cancelling the installation they won't be there as the installer removes them as part of its clean up routine.
c) Roll back the install by cancelling.
d) Completely remove all traces of iTunes, Quicktime etc... see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1926
e) Reboot
f) RENAME or DELETE the Bonjour.msi from your copied folder so that the install won't be able to find it.
g) Double click the file from your copied folder iTunes.msi - the install will then go ahead and _will not_ install Bonjour.msi as it cannot find the bonjour.msi file.
I have tried this solution and it has worked using an iPhone 4. There may be some functionality missing in iTunes but as yet I haven't found it. The main thing was to get iTunes installed from scratch so that I could actually use the phone. Since applying the solution I have done an upgrade of the iPhone software to 4.0.2 so the phone is working fine with iTunes.
Hope this helps,
Phil