"Apple Mobile Device" failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.. then options to retry, abort or continue without installing component

Anonymous
2012-06-25T17:33:55+00:00

After using this computer for 7 months (bought it new last November) and iTunes worked perfectly well until one day it stopped displaying the device option( the one that shows what iPhone or I pad..etc you got connected) and then you can sync the devices. but this went missing and iTunes could not re-download it. 

I have contacted Apple support and gone through all options to remove and re-download iTunes.. but didn't' work. Each time, after downloading most of the programme - it stops to give the following message:

iTunes: Service 'Apple Mobile Device' (apple Mobile Device) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services."

Please help

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Anonymous
2012-07-01T23:45:11+00:00

CSWUK

Removing and reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows Vista or Windows 7

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-05-13T07:57:00+00:00

    This doesn't help. I don't even have QuickTime installed and after trying to install it, it tells me the following:

    'The file ul_catalog.98Cetc etc etc. cannot be installed because the file cannot be found in cabinet file 'QuickTime.cab.' This could indicate a network error, an error reading from the CD-ROM, or a problem with this package.'

    So that's that ****.

    Installing iTunes now doesn't install all the components like Bonjour or Apple Mobile Device and all the other services required to use it. Apple are so ****! And don't tell me to uninstall Bonjour, Apple Mobile Device, QuickTime and iTunes, and then reinstall iTunes because like I said, they won't install in the first place!

    This is why I will never bother with Apple products ever again, they just don't ever want to work!

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-10-12T03:19:59+00:00

    This was the best advice and it solved by problem. My iphone 6s stopped being detected in iTunes and Windows10 after working for several months. I suspect it was an update with either Windows10 or iOS 10 but we will never know.

    I spend several hours trying to fix it until I found this post.

    Thanks.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-03-15T18:14:50+00:00

    I finally fixed it,see if any of these work for you,I had error 7 when trying to start/stop apple mobile so did this and finally https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204972

    other solutions here http://www.copytrans.net/support/apple-mobile-device-service-failed-to-start-how-to-fix/#uninstall-itunes-components

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-02-19T01:41:45+00:00

    OK I'VE GOT IT!!!! with the help of reading through the previous posts above.

    heres what i did:

    1. run the add/remove program (control panel).
    2. uninstall ALL Apple programs (itunes says to start with itunes, then quick time, bonjour and then finally AMDS (apple mobile device support). you might have to close the add/remove program and open it again so that AMDS will not appear on the list.
    3. RESTART/REBOOT YOUR COMPUTER!!!
    4. go to itunes.com, download the newest version, save it to your desktop, RIGHT CLICK the icon and select RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR.
    5. when itunes is done being installed, **DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT** click finish just yet.
    6. plug in your device (iphone, ipod) to the USB cord, you'll see a window pop up in the lower right hand corner...that is your computer searching and installing the device driver.
    7. after the driver is installed you can click FINISH on the itunes installer.

    I did try but nothing is working... I just want to kill that stupid Windows 10!!! Any Advice guys ? Got Toshiba Satellite and iPhone 6... Thx

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