Why can I not install itunes ver 10?

error message...."the older version of itunes can not be removed. Contact your technical support group"
I have tried everything....
read all the posts, tried the ms cleanup and deleted ALL itunes, quicktime, bonjour, any and all apple related files. I even spent HOURS deleting same from registry.
The first attempt at version 10 got me the "can not find itunes.msi" error."
Afer deleting all apple files, (inc the working 9.0 version!), running msi cleanup, reg cleanup, emptying recyle bin, getting fresh version of installer, I still get the "older version can not be removed" error!!!! DAH! Have tried all of these things and more multiple times. All I can think of now is reformat. Say it isn't so. This is soooo frustrating....

The first attempt at version 10 got me the "can not find itunes.msi" error."
Unfortunately, these sorts of msi-related troubles have gotten more complicated to deal with ever since Microsoft pulled the Windows Installer CleanUp utility from their Download Center on June 25. First we have to find 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 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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