Error: cannot synch ipad/ipod due to software not being installed?

Hey community!
I've been having this problem synching both my iPod touch and iPad to iTunes (running on a recent Windows 7 machine). I kept getting the error message stating that I didn't have the correct 64bit version of iTunes installed. With a little help from user b noir down at this discussion thread: https://discussions.apple.com/message/20296011#20296011 , I've been able to connect both iPad and iPod without having iTunes giving the eroor again.
But, iTunes shows neither of these, both in the basic musiclist and in the preferences-tab.
The devices don't appear in the 'my computer'-window, but in the device manager of win7 they are listed as usb-controllers: both always named 'Apple Mobile Device USB Driver'. The usb-icon left of their name has this yellow exclamation sign (suggesting an error i presume) but when rightclicking and checking all details, nothing is mentioned about possibles faults.
Basically I'm stuck and really need some help on this matter.
In the installation-forum I've already been helped up untill this point (see this discussion: https://discussions.apple.com/message/20296011#20296011 ).
Can anybody help me?
Thanks in advance!

I read in another discussion concerning the same problem that reinstalling the AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi alone would do the trick, but all I get when I open that msi is this:
"A later version of Apple Mobile Device Suppor' is already installed on the computer."
That's a rarer one. (That sort of trouble more commonly hits different .msi files in the iTunes installer bundle.)
(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 Mobile Device Support entries and click "Remove", as per the following screenshot:
(5) Quit out of CleanUp, restart the PC and try another AMDS install. Does it go through properly this time?

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