I have an iPhone 3gs and it used to show up on my computer, but now it shows up on my screen that it is charging however, does not appear in iTunes or My Computer so i can't sync it. Can anybody help? Thanks

I have an iPhone 3gs and it used to show up on my computer, but now it shows up on my screen that it is charging however, does not appear in iTunes or My Computer so i can't sync it. Can anybody help? Thanks.

Did you already make sure that Apple Mobile Device Service is installed and active on your computer?
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567
More troubleshooting about your device not recognized in Windows can be found here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1495

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