Trouble uninstalling old version of quicktime

I'm trying to unistall the old version of quicktime. When I go into my control panel and click on "remove program", the box opens like it's going to start, then it disappears. And nothing. I can't install any itunes software until I can get rid of this.
Any words of wisdom out there?
Thanks!

hmmmmm.
okay, let's first try taking Norton at its word. head to LiveUpdate, download fresh definitions, and try running a vigorous virus scan to see if it picks up anything on the PC.
it that doesn't show up anything, try running the Symantec online virus check. (i've seen this pick up infections on a PC in some cases where the Norton on the PC had been compromised.)
Symantec Security Check
... apologies in advance ... the online Symantec scan takes an eternity to run. (i've used it once or twice with belladonna.)

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