Installing iTunes error: "Service 'Apple Mobile Device' (Apple Mobile Device) failed to start..."

I recently bought a new iPhone 4, and tried to sync it with my laptop, but it wasn't recognising the device.
I tried a few troubleshooting steps listed on this site for the issue: http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/assistant/itunes/#section_0
But after uninstalling the listed apple programs and manually deleting the folders as instructed, iTunes will not properly install now. It won't even recognise my iPod at all now, whereas before there was no issue with my iPod. Any ideas?
The full error message is: "Service 'Apple Mobile Device' (Apple Mobile Device) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.

Refer to this article:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538

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