Apple Mobile Device Support, Apple Application Support, And And Apple Software Update Aren't Working.

I've had a problem syncing my iphone to itunes ever since updating to 10.7 , so i reinstalled itunes.
When that didn't work, i uninstalled itunes and all programs related to it (quicktime, apple application support, apple mobile device support, apple software update, mozilla firefox, and safari), and reinstalled itunes again, but to no avail.
I've tried repair in add/remove programs for itunes, but it didn't work.
When I tried to do that with any of the other itunes related applications, I got this message: "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable. "
When i browsed for the location of any of them, the were no where to be found on my computer.
Can someone PLEEAASE help me because this is reallllyy stressful for me??

(1) Download the Windows Installer CleanUp utility installer file (msicuu2.exe) from the following Major Geeks page (use one of the links under the "DOWNLOAD LOCATIONS" thingy on the Major Geeks page):
http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4459
(2) Doubleclick the msicuu2.exe file and follow the prompts to install the Windows Installer CleanUp utility. (If you're on a Windows Vista or Windows 7 system and you get a Code 800A0046 error message when doubleclicking the msicuu2.exe file, try instead right-clicking on the msicuu2.exe file and selecting "Run as administrator".)
(3) In your Start menu click All Programs and then click Windows Install Clean Up. The Windows Installer CleanUp utility window appears, listing software that is currently installed on your computer.
(4) In the list of programs that appears in CleanUp, select any Apple Application Support entries and click "Remove", as per the following screenshot:
Next, select any Apple Mobile Device Support entries and click "Remove", as per the following screenshot:
Next, in the list of programs that appears in CleanUp, select any Apple Software Update entries and click "Remove", as per the following screenshot:
(5) Quit out of CleanUp, restart the PC. uninstall, then reinstall iTunes using an iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64Setup.exe) downloaded from the Apple Website:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
(That should reinstall the three dodgy components.)

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I would try the following directions:
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