Error message on iTunes "This iPad cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Device service is not started

Can anyone help me with this? When I plug in my iPad I get the error message from my "This iPad cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Device service has not started. I saw the suggestion to turn off my iPad, wait a few minutes and turn it back on but that didn't work.
Hope someone can help me. I am using Windows 8 and my iPad is the 3rd generation 64G.
Thank you.

I'd start with the following document with that one:
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: How to restart the Apple Mobile Device Service (AMDS) on Windows

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I am also getting the same message on my iPad, when connecting to a Win7 PC.
I have tried the solutions given at http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567 but no solution.
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