Trouble installing itunes - 'cant remove older version'

i had trouble installing itunes recently. i think i may have been installing it earlier when my computer ran out of battery half way through or crashed or something.
the error i get seems to have to do with removing an older verion of itunes (i think one of the last verison 5's, i have not updated in a while ) i checked the folders that apple semi-secretly caches with install/uninstall files and found only quicktime install files present, no itunes.
help please? i cant sync my ipod now :-\
Ro

Glad you got it going!
You only need that mobile support program if you have an iTouch or iPhone:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302488
I've uninstalled it.

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