AppleMobileDeviceHelper Crashes iTunes 7.6

I just installed the latest iTunes 7.6 release. Now when I start iTunes I get a constant stream of "AppleMobileDeviceHelper has stopped working" messages. I don't have an iPhone or an iPod Touch so the simplest solution was to go into Programs and Features (Add/Remove Programs in earlier versions of Windows) and uninstall "Apple Mobile Device Support".

No doubt the next upgrade of iTunes will put it right back in there.