Apple mobile device service will not start

I am attempting to reinstall iTunes onto my laptop. The Apple Mobile Device Service will not not start. I continue to receive the following error message: "Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion". At first, I had 2 Apple Mobile Device service features on my pc, one which would start right away and the other which generated the error message. I uninstalled everything Apple from my pc and started fresh, only to receive the same error message. Has anyone else experienced this problem? How do I fix it?

Hello ,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
To help troubleshoot this issue where you're getting an error 1053 message with the Apple Mobile Device Service, please follow the troubleshooting in the article below.
How to restart the Apple Mobile Device Service (AMDS) on Windows - Apple Support
Take care,
Alex H.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1567
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Remove and reinstall iTunes and AMDS
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