Reinstalling iTunes on WinXP

Due to virus problems, space problems and daughter's computer problems, I decided to uninstall iTunes and iPod. Both appeared to uninstall okay. iPod reinstalled readily, but the iTunes installer states that I do not have sufficient priveleges to complete the installation for all users of the machine. "Log on as an administrator and then retry this installation." I have administrator rights. I've seen several posts concerning this problem and I've tried to identify the possible solutions recommended but nothing seems to work. The error message begins with a file name under 'WINDOWS\Downloaded Installations\{501---and so forth}' I can't get to this file to erase it. Any thoughts?

There is some anecdotal evidence that the scripts on the Apple site that are supposed to detect the version of Windows you are running may fail for some users - jumping straight to the "Thank you for downloading ..." page with the installer not having been downloaded.  As an alternative, you can go directly to the relevant downloads:
iTunes 12.0.1.26 for Windows (32-bit) - iTunesSetup.exe
iTunes 12.0.1.26 for Windows (64-bit) - iTunes64Setup.exe
See turingtest2's notes on Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates for more details if you're still having problems with installation.

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