I just got an iphone and am trying to connect it to my itunes account. Getting the message " This iphone cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Device service is not started. How do I start it? Have already been back to the store with it and no change

I just got an iphone and am trying to connect it to my itunes account. Getting the message " This iphone cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Device service is not started. How do I start it? Have already been back to the store with it and no change.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567

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I corrected the link in the previous post you responded to, but here is the correct link again.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1567
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567
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Message was edited by: MoshBerm

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See http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567.

TS1368 Yellow triangle with an exclamation mark and the message "This iphone cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Device service is not started. .

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There are instructions on this page for how to start it and how to set it to start automatically : http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567

I just got an iphone and am trying to connect it to my itunes account. Getting the message " This iphone cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Device service is not started. How do I start it? Have already been back to the store with it and no change

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