ITunes 9.0.2.25 doesnt work on Windows 7 64-Bit!!! Have looked everywhere!!

Question

I first started to install iTunes 64-bit and the installation seemed to work well, but when i plugged in my iPod Touch this message showed up:
"This iPod cannot be used because the required software is not installed. Run the iTunes installer to remove iTunes, then install the 64-bit version of iTunes."
Well of cource ive tried to uninstall and re-install without any luck. I also uninstalled everything that had something to do with apple (quicktime etc.) and went into registry editor and removed apples entries there under SOFTWARE, without luck.
Then I extracted the iTunes installer, and got all of the .msi files.
I cannot install "Apple Mobile Device Support 64", it seemes that it gets installed but it doesnt. No files are copied to the common folder, and I've checked both (Program Files and Program Files (x86))
I cannot install MobileMe because it tells med that "Apple Mobile Device Support 64" is not installed. I have also tried to extract the msi files wiht Universal Extractor and coppied all of the files.
I have also tried to install the driver manually but it tells me its not an x64-driver when I KNOW it is (the files are. usbaapl64.sys, usbaapl64.inf, usbaapl64.cat and usbaaplrc.dll) I manage to finally get "Apple Mobile Device USB Driver" installed but get the error that "This device cannot start (Code 10)"
I tried to select the iPod USB Driver but it still says "Apple Mobile Device USB Driver" even when i open the driver and under the tab (Details) it says: Apple iPod USB Driver" but it cannot start.
Please help!! I need to fix this. Im loosing my mind now.
Thanks

Answer 1

Listen up, I have no found and article on how to fix this problom. This seems to be a common problem with iTunes on Windows 7 64-bit, so this is a fix you can use until Apple fixes this problem.
Since this article is from November 10th 2008, which is a very long time ago, it seems like Apple is ignoring this huge problem, but there is always away around but it might be a little complicated.
First uninstall everything that has anything to do with Apple (iTunes, Quicktime, Bonjour, Apple Update Software, Apple Mobile Device Support (if installed) etc etc. Then delete all Apple folders in Program Files (x86), also check the
Program Files folder too.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple
also check the : C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple just in case.
Now check for anything that has to do with apple (like "Apple Software Updater", "iTunes", "Bonjour", "QuickTime" etc in both of the Program Files directories and delete them.
Now delete:
C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Local\Apple
C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Local\Apple Computer
C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\LocalLow\Apple Computer
C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer
Then open the start-menu, write "Run" (without the quotes) and click enter. Write inn "regedit" (without quoutes)
Goto: HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE and delete "Apple Computer, Inc." and anything related to Apple, then go into HKEYCURRENTUSER\SOFTWARE and delete "Apple Computer, Inc." and anything realted to Apple.
Then Restart your computer.
Now follow this guide:
http://chris123nt.com/2008/11/10/get-ipod-touch-working-in-windows-7-x64/
But make sure of 2 things:
1. You have to edit one of the .reg files in the iTouchReg.zip that you are gonna download from the guide.
2. You dont need to install itunes on a working Vista 64-bit computer, you can do an easier way.
First lets take the easier way to get the Apple Mobile Device Support files.
As the guide sais, you have to download the latest version of 64-bit iTunes.
When you have downloaded it, download and install WinRar (if you dont have it, www.rarlabs.org)
Extract the .msi files from the iTunes installation to a seperate folder.
Now you need to download and install Universal Extractor.
HERE: http://legroom.net/software/uniextract
Extract the files from the file: "AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi" to a seperate folder. There you will have the "Common Files" folder and you will find the folder "Apple" inside it that you need to copy to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common
Files", and inside that folder is also the drivers that is explained in the guide. So then you dont need another computer, and you will get the latest version of the files.
No the second thing you need to do, since the guide is pretty old, and iTunes has updated their iTunes alot of times (but still haven't fixed this problem), then you have to change the version in the AMDS.reg file.
In the zip. file called iTouchReg.zip that you will download from the guide has 2 files.
You will get 2 files:
AMDS.reg
and Service.reg
open up AMDS.reg in notepad and edit the versions of 2 files.
It will look like this:
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Apple Inc.\Apple Mobile Device Support]
"InstallDir"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Apple\\Mobile Device Support\\"
"Version"="2.1.1.13"
I edited it to:
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Apple Inc.\Apple Mobile Device Support]
"InstallDir"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Apple\\Mobile Device Support\\"
"Version"="2.6.0.32"
(You have to change it to the latest version that comes with iTunes, just right-click on the "AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi" that you extracted from the iTunes installation with winrar, and click properties. Check the Details tab and
under Description, you will se "Comment" there and the latest version will be there. Edit the .reg file to that version, in my case it was 2.6.0.32.)
Now you need to check the Bonjour application, the FileVersion is the versio of the "Bonjour64.msi" that you extracted from the iTunes installation file with Winrar (using the same method as with the "AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi"),
the "Version" is the version of the exe file of the Bonjour exe is located, normally in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\" in the details tab. Once you have changed the .reg file, save it and follow the guide that I linked to:
http://chris123nt.com/2008/11/10/get-ipod-touch-working-in-windows-7-x64/
(NOTE: PLEASE INSTALL iTUNES TO THE DEFAULT FOLDER "C:\Program Files (x86)\" so it wont be any problems.