error 0x80040707 when attempting to uninstall

[Unibob]

I am getting this error while attempting to uninstall ffxi. The game runs fine, POL runs fine, just uninstalling is giving me this crap.

system specifications are:
Windows XP Home (SP2)
AMD Athelon 1.4 GHz
256 MB SDRAM (PC133)

XP is patched to current status as of posting time
Firewall: Sygate Personal Firewall Pro.
Anti-Virus: NOD-32 Anti-Virus System.

I have heard this is a windows error and nothing directly having to do with POL or FFXI, so I think the problem is pretty severe, any help is appreciated.

[bside]

i'm not sure if it helps, but might be worth a look;

http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q108167

[Unibob]

checked that one already by googleing, but unfortunately, that doesn't appear to be the problem, all registry info appears to be correct. installation itself works fine from what I have seen, it is just uninstallation that is having these problems.