TS1538 iPhone and iPad not recognized by iTunes 11.1

After an update to 11.1 iTunes stopped recognizing my iPhone and iPad. I tried everything I could find on Apple site and generated by a Google search. I tried reinstalling iTunes, restarting Mobile Device Service, uninstalling all the components - restarting and reinstalling itunes. After I uninstalled itunes and all of its components it would not install again. I finally restored my Windows to a oint when I had a previous version of itunes, library wouldnt load because it was already updated to a newer version itunes library, so I deleted it and itunes started - but, of cours, it would not read my iphone or ipad because I already had ios 7 installed. So, I tried updating to new version - couldn't update it. I don't even get any error numbers I could go off - the instlallation just rolls back and tells me that it could not be completed because of an error! What error - I have no idea. Oh, but at least this old version of itunes recognizes that I have an iphone or ipad connected! And I can open photos folder, just can't sync anything to my devices. So, I uninstall alllll of the components of itunes again - every single one of them, delete all contents of temp folder, make sure I have no trace of itunes or apple-anything on my computer, restart it and try to install itunes again - nothing, same thng - starts installing, then at one point all of the progress rolls back and says there was an error installing it. So, I make sure I have no apple and itunes programs left on my laptop, clear temp folder again, restart and restore my laptop. Install itunes, yahoo - it installs! My entire (HUGE) library of music and audiobooks - gone, BUT at least it installed itunes 11.1. SO I connect my iphone and... NOTHING! Went to device manager again - tried updating driver from a foler - error, tried scanning for changed - nothin happened, tried restarting Mobile Device Service - error, cannot restart it. Checked in control panel & I couldn't even see it in the uninstall programs, but I see it in administrative services... So I am lost, I literally tried everything I could think of myself, everything I read on apple support site and everything I found on Google.... And I know for a fact that it's the new version of the itunes, coz previous one works and I would be fine with it and keep it, if it would only read my iphone! Oh, by the way - I have no third party devices installed besides the iphone and ipad. And my WIndows updates are allll the way up to date! This issue started when I updated my itunes after the release of the ios 7.
What do I do now? Get rid of the stupid iphone and ipad??? What's the point of having them if I can't even sync my music to them!!! So upset with Apple! If I could only use their product like any android or windows phone - go to my computer, open the device and put the folders in it! But they will never give this much power to us!
Does anyone has any new ideas on what I could do to resolve this issue?
Thank you!
PS: my husband has same problem with his iphone and ipad... on his desktop computer... So obviously - i'm not alone!

So, an update... I was able to fix my iTunes & connect my iPhone & iPad to it. All it took is a hard drive reformatting & re installation of Wondows 8. Good one, Apple! Thanks for the new iTunes release!

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