Trouble installing itunes 8 please help

I am trying to make an upgrade to version 8 to support a newer ipod. I have downloaded it for windows many times straight from the apple website. Everytime I try to run the setup though it comes up witht his message: "The installation package could not be opened. Verify that the package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package." I have tried deleting all other itunes setups and then trying again to install but the same message pops up. I am currently using windows vista if that helps.
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I'm having trouble downloading iTunes 8 but when I download, a message pops up saying that the publisher is unkown and that there is an invalid digital signature.

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Could you confirm the full error message and is it identical when you try to install and uninstall?
These permission issues can be tricky.
To start you need to download the iTunes installer from:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
And save it on your PC. ( You may already have done that.)
Try running it with "Run as Administrator". (You can access this by right clicking on the installer.
You can also try running the installer from another administration account.
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