LR broken: can't uninstall or reinstall because of 'missing Adobe_Lightroom.msi"

LR2.1 has failed shortly after installation (ie it worked a few times) with a C++ Runtime error-- "Runtime Error. This application has requested the Runtime terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the applications support team for further info.".
I can't uninstall it or reinstall it because I get the message "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable."
The install program quits when the install package is looking for Adobe_Lightroom.msi.
I've searched my machine and there is no Adobe_Lightroom.msi, nor is there a directory with the name that appears as default.
I had LR 2.0 installed and all was working fine since the original installation. The OS is Windows XP Pro. It may have been a coincidence, but this occurred shortly after installing CS4 and trying unsuccessfully to get the fancy stuff with the graphics card working.
I found one problem like this in the forums from Mike about a year ago, but nobody responded. Hopefully somebody knows how to get around this now.
Paul

download Microsoft uninstall routine and run it deleting the LR installation.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301
reboot and try your installation again.
You may have to manually delete your current install but; I think you should be able to over write the exiting build assuming its the exact same version and not newer.
If the version you want to install is newer then manually delete the old install.
Jim

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