windows installer problems with itunes

[Novice25]

When i try to install itunes it get the following error message(i'm using
windows XP home):
"there is a problem with this windows installer package. a program run as
part of the setup did not finish as expected. contact your support personnel
or package vendor".

 

[Bennett Marco]

When i try to install itunes it get the following error message(i'm using
windows XP home):
"there is a problem with this windows installer package. a program run as
part of the setup did not finish as expected. contact your support personnel
or package vendor".

So, you did that and iTunes Support said what?

 

[Mark Adams]

When i try to install itunes it get the following error message(i'm using
windows XP home):
"there is a problem with this windows installer package. a program run as
part of the setup did not finish as expected. contact your support personnel
or package vendor".

itunes is junkware. Contact your support personnel or package vendor (itunes).

 

[Paul]

When i try to install itunes it get the following error message(i'm using
windows XP home):
"there is a problem with this windows installer package. a program run as
part of the setup did not finish as expected. contact your support personnel
or package vendor".

There is a forum for ITunes.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8859928

They reference the section "Clean up iTunes installer files on the computer" here.
Click on the link on that page, to expand the section and show more text.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1926?viewlocale=en_US

"Windows Installer CleanUp Utility" Description.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2008.08.utilityspotlight.aspx

"Windows Installer CleanUp Utility" Download.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

Using an external search engine to search that forum, that error message
has been around since 2007.

I've never used the "Windows Installer CleanUp Utility". Perhaps someone
else can comment on how dangerous it is.

Paul