Old version of quicktime won't uninstall

Just bought a new nano and everytime I go to install iTunes and Quicktime I get a message that it cant remove an older version of the Quicktime. I have tried most of the fixes that are suggested on the website but nothing has worked. I have searched and searched my computer for anything connected to iPod iTunes Apple and Quicktime and have remove the programes and files, still no luck. Does anyone have any suggestions.

+everytime I go to install iTunes and Quicktime I get a message that it cant remove an older version of the Quicktime.+
Are you also getting a mesage saying that the QuickTime.msi cannot be found?

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