Apple Mobile Service Failure

When trying to install itunes on my PC so i can put music on my new IPod Touch. I get an error reading. "Service 'Apple Moblile Device (Apple Mobile Device' Failed to start, verify that you have sufficient system priveleges to start system services." i went into my services to try and start it manualy but it says "Windows could not start the Apple Mobile Device service on Local Computer. Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion." idk what to do to sort it so any suggestions would be most appreciated.

Hello busyzeus,
I was looking into the message you are getting when trying to install iTunes and have found a couple of articles that should help you get back up and running. If you are installing iTunes becuase you've just uninstalled the application, then there may be other files that need to be removed. This article named Removing and reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components outlines how to completely uninstall iTunes.
Here is the link for Windows XP: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925
And for Vista/7: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
If you are just installing iTunes for the first time, then I recommend going through this article named Trouble installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows found here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1926.
Take care,
Sterling

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