Cannot access 'Info' when device connected to computer.

Don't know if this is a Q for the iTunes section or the iPhone section, but will give it a go...
Whenever I connect my iPhone to iTunes and it has finished syncing, in the devices section, I cannot access the 'Info' tab. Each time I do it crashes and won't respond. The error message just says that the AppleMobileDeviceHelper has encountered a problem and needs to close. I end up have to shut it down manually and restart my computer, otherwise iTunes doesn't run properly if I just re-open it.
Any ideas anyone?

Follow the directions here to remove & then re-install itunes:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925

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Some required information are needed for us to help you.
Hi NabeelOmer,
We wonder if you have taken any action such as system restore after this issue occurred.
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Hi, i'm a Windows 7 user of HP Pavilion dm4.
It has been weeks since iTunes works properly on my computer. I'm here to seek help from professionals or people who had encountered it before. Whenever I double-click on iTunes, it prompt me a message "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item." But another thing is, i'm the only adminstrator on this laptop. If I don't have permission, who has? Sigh.
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So Itunes has been giving me trouble for about a week. I occurred multiple problems and was able to fix all of them except for this one. I am the admin, and i have tried "Run as administartor". But every time i click on Itunes i get this error...
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I need some help here...

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[Solving setup errors by using the SubInACL tool to repair file and registry permissions|http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/09/04/solving-setup-err ors-by-using-the-subinacl-tool-to-repair-file-and-registry-permissions.aspx]
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