Downloading pics from iphone 4 after hard drive wiped clean. Computer won't prompt me to download when plugged to phone.

Need to get the prompt or figure out how to get the pics to load to my computer from my phone.  thx,

See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083.  If you have windows and you can't get autoplay to prompt you what to do when your phone is connected see http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1500, but instead of choosing "Take no action" set it to "Prompt for which program to run".
If you can't get this to work you could always try using Photo Stream if you meet the necessay system requirements for iCloud (see http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/).  Or, you could use an app like PhotoSync to wirelessly transfer your photos to your computer.

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