Unable to locate itunes.msi file

I am trying to upgrade my iTunes to iTunes 10 and it keeps telling me it is unable to locate the iTunes.msi file. I read the previous posts but the windows installer cleanup utility tool is no longer available to download. I have tried to delete all aspects of iTunes and its programs, plus the recycle bin but it still won't work. Any ideas?

I read the previous posts but the windows installer cleanup utility tool is no longer available to download.
Yes, that's the main trouble with .msi errors nowadays. First we have to try to hunt down a copy of the utility.
Let's try Googling. (Best not to use Bing, I think.) Look for a working download site for at least version 3.0 of the Windows Installer CleanUp utility. After downloading the utility installer file (msicuu2.exe), scan the file for malware, just in case. (I use the free version of Malwarebytes AntiMalware to do single-file scans for that.)
If the file is clean, to install the utility, doubleclick the msicuu2.exe file you've downloaded.
Now run the utility ("Start > All Programs > Windows Install Clean Up"). In the list of programs that appears in CleanUp, select any iTunes entries and click "Remove".
Quit out of CleanUp, restart the PC and try reinstalling iTunes again. Does the install go through properly this time? If so, are you able to launch iTunes without the error message?
(If you do find a clean download site for the correct version of CleanUp, please don't tell me where it is. Without wishing to sound paranoid (although I grant it does sound paranoid), there is a non-zero chance that posting links to download locations for the utility here at Discussions leads to that download location being shut down.)

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