Itunes corrupts aperture library

Since upgrading to iTunes 12.1 when i try to sync any device with photos the aperture photo library becomes corrupted ad requires me to rebuild the database. Any thoughts or suggestions?

"+I've heard that Itunes creates some problems when not run on a Mac OS+"
You may have 'heard' this, but there is absolutely no truth to this rumor.
I've run iTunes on a WinXP platform for 4+ years from v4.x to v8.x with absolutely no issues. Certainly none of the problems you are experiencing. I have a dual Library: Lossy music on my internal HD; Lossless music on an ExHD. Never lost a music file or corrupted a Library file.
There is obviously something going on with your setup that manifests itself as corrupted iTunes database files &/or music files. I would strongly suggest you look at your complete PC system. It may be a virus or malware. It could be an interaction with another program. It could be a security program that may scan your files whilst iTunes accesses them, potentially corrupting them. Many possibilities - but I highly doubt that iTunes is the culprit. Could even be a bad read/write head on the HD. Files (music or otherwise) just do not go to 0kb for no reason, and I have not seen any evidence that iTunes can even cause this.
First thing to do is restore your Library (both music files and Library Database) from your backup files. As long as you backed up the files, you can recover in the short term while you investigate the actual cause of the problem.
If you do not have a complete backup, then you need to recreate your Library from the original sources. Once done, see how to Completely Backup iTunes.
As for the cause, you may need more help than we can provide via these Discussions. We will need more info on what exactly happened, when. What programs you have running, as well as a host of other info. It may be better to take the PC to a qualified tech for examination.
Best of Luck

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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH6379
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Oh yes, and I found and deleted the file com.apple.iApps.plist
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Understood. I thought perhaps the period meant that I was finished and just needed to call Apple Care and fork out the fee.
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From itunes, when checking off "sync photos from...aperture" msg is:
Your aperture library could not be found. Open the preferences window in aperture and enable the preference to share previews with other applications.
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itunes cannot sync photos to the iphone "bretts iphone" because your sperture library could not be found. Open the preferences window in aperture and enable the preference to share previews with other applications.
thx

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