Reinstallation Problem (Apple software updater)

So I've had itunes for a while and it worked fine. But recently updated to 8.1 and for some reason my sound card driver died. I didn't know this at the time and searched the error they gave me on itunes and they said uninstall and reinstall quicktime. So i uninstalled quicktime and after that i realized it wasn't quicktime and it was the sound card. So i fixed that and when i opened itunes i got an error again saying i needed quicktime. So i tried installing that but there was another error that said just uninstall everything (itunes+quicktime) and reinstall the whole package. So i did that. HERES THE PROBLEM: On the reinstallation, it couldn't remove "apple software updater" and wouldn't install because of that. So i tried from control panel to uninstall it, wouldn't work. So i then searched for the actual files and deleted those. In the end it still didn't work and the "add and remove programs" still registers it as being there.
Sorry for the trouble (and the name)

You need to clean up the ASu installer files.
Download and install Microsoft Installer cleanup utility, there are instructions on the page as well as the download. Note that what you download is the installer not the program – you have to run it to install the program. The installer doesn't give any message to confirm the installation.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301/
(To run the program – All Programs>>Windows Install)
Run the cleanup utility and remove any references to Apple Software Update.
Restart your PC and try installing again.
If you have had trouble with installing itunes, it might be a good idea to install Quicktime first. Download the version of Quicktime that does not include iTunes and install that.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html
Then install iTunes.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

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