Apple Mobile Device Helper Error.

So Apple Software updater popped up and asked me to update to 2.1 and I did now when I try sync with Itunes the following applemobiledevicehelper.exe keeps crashing. I have uninstalled itunes restarted and reinstalled itunes but the problem still occurs. Anyone got any ideas?
AppName: applemobiledevicehelper.exe AppVer: 7.8.421.0 ModName: corefoundation.dll
ModVer: 7.8.441.2 Offset: 00054393

problem resolved:
Uninstalled
Apple Mobile Service
Apple Software Update
Itunes
Reinstalled
iTunes

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Application Name: AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe
Application Version: 17.761.18.14
Application Timestamp: 4c5c2baa
Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Fault Module Timestamp: 4a5bdb3b
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0003317f
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1053
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
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Hello,
I recently restored my computer back to factory settings, however since I have done this I cannot get itunes to work with my iphone 3g (which in turn is currently not able to send text messages), i assume it needs some sort of update. Though i'm not sure yet cause i need to get past the problem of linking my iphone to my computer first.
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Ich öffne iTunes, mein iPod wird im Win explorer angezeigt, unter Dienste läuft Apple Mobile Device. Ich schließe iTunes, starte es, es kommt die Meldung Dieser ipod kann nicht verwendet werden, da der dienst apple mobile device nicht gestartet wurde, in Dienste hat sich der Apple Mobile Device beendet. Ich klicke auf starten,"der dienst ... auf lokaler computer konnte nicht gestartet werden Fehler 1067: der prozess wurde unerwartet beendet.
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