"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
    2014-01-24T16:07:44+00:00

    Thanks. It worked for me.

    But my reservations about Apple Software have grown.

    GR

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-01-24T22:32:28+00:00

    Thanks so much, this worked perfectly!

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-01-25T19:38:40+00:00

    Thankyou!! It worked :)

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-01-27T00:51:07+00:00

    Thank you soypisto75! I already had Itunes installed on my computer and was prompted for an update. I updated and then got error messages. Then tried to reinstall it and received the other error of Apple Mobile Device failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.

    What you said to do worked. There were a few other apple related products that I also uninstalled in the control panel. Basically anything that was Apple related, I uninstalled. Then followed what you said to do and now I'm back up and running with Itunes.

    Thanks again!!!

    Nick

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