IPod Touch cannot open in iTunes...

When I hook up my 4th generation iPod Touch to iTunes, a message appears that states ," This iPod cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Devices service is not started."
I am not able to sync my ipod to my itunes. I have tried restarting both itunes and my ipod and I receive the same message...any ideas?

This article says how to restart the service in question.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567

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