iTunes 11.1.4 for Win 7 DISASTER

Ok long time listener first time caller😉. Use Windows 7, saw that there was an update to iTunes version 11.1.4 started to down load, an error came up saying could not finish, and of course I did not pay attn, stopped and tried to open iTunes, then the famous MSVCR80.dll error came up, then it tells me to download iTunes, so being the happy apple guy that I am, I started that, then of course the "service apple mobile device failed to start" blah blah blah, now nothing. Has apple themselves responded to this mess they have made, have they come up with a solution that does not require me jumping though hoops, walking on a bed of hot coals😠 I have searched the forum, but I have yet to see a repsonse from apple. If not I guess I will follow the lead of others by uninstalling all apple related programs.