Prevent AppleMobileDeviceService.exe from starting

Windows XP home, 3.2GHz Pentium 4 processor, 4 GB RAM, Dell Dimension 5150
Since starting to use an iPod, AppleMobileDeviceService.exe starts every time I start iTunes.  This process takes a tremendous amount of resources to run (50-75% of CPU).  I usually go into task manager and kill the process.
How can I prevent this process from starting when I start iTunes?
If this service is not running, how can I start it manually when transferring music?  Or does it automatically start when an Apple device is detected?

generally you may access your PC's services by going start > run > and type "services.msc" without the quotations.
Locate the "AppleMobileDeviceService.exe" and right click > properties > change the drop down box from automatic to Manual, then click the "stop" button if you want to stop it.
I have a theory that this might be triggering the iTunes to continuously reopen itself if using wifi sinc.. have you experienced any issues with this?
:::edit:::
I don't *think* the service will start itself when you start iTunes, but i could be completely wrong. On the contrary, if you've disabled the service and then try to sync and nothing happens then you know that's your problem.
Worth playing with.
Also as a further FYI, it's easy to get carried away with disabling services and what not, once you're in you realize it can really improve a boot up process/overal computer functionality, but i encourage you to research what each service does before disabling. surely you thought about this already, though 8)

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