Help, Itunes wont recognise Iphone 4s

When I connect my Iphone 4s to my PC iTunes doesnt recognize it. I followed a lot of tutorials online but when I try to install the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver it gives me a code 37 error. I have no idea what else to do, can anyone help me?

Try Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538

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I have two Windows 7 64 bit laptops, one has iTunes 11.4 running, the other has the latest iTunes 12.0.1
iOS was 7.something and I stupidly tried to update overthe air to 8.1.2
Something went wrong and it is stuck in recovery mode.
Recovery screen (iTunes logo + cable picture) lasts only for a couple seconds before it turns off.
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If I open iTunes, connect the cable to my laptop, then connect the other end to my phone, the phone turns on and then goes to the recovery screen.
iTunes does not recognise the phone.
Since I cannot do anything else with the phone, it will turn back off in a couple seconds.
Already reinstalled itunes the proper way (uninstall programs in order - restarted laptop - reinstalled)
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Also, I believe there is supposed to be something under "Universal Serial Bus controllers", but I can't see anything related to the phone.
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I somehow managed to fix it.
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It seems that iTunes could only recognise my phone if I plugged it in a certain way.
With the phone in one hand, I used my other hand to hold the cable (with thumb+ side of index finger) just under the head of the usb end.I then pushed the cable in (towards the phone). Without bending the cable, I slowly adjusted my hand till it worked. I knew this worked because I heard the notification sound from my pc.
This wasn't an issue of getting the right cable because I have used other cables which worked on other phones but not mine (this leads me to believe the port (hole) of my phone is slightly deeper than usual. that said i usually dont have this problem of needing to push the cable in to get it to work. I do however have a problem of getting cables that work (which could be relevant). My trusty one (which isnt actually trusty) works if i move it about and orientate it in a way that it works i.e. its very tempermental
well anyway....
Knowing all this, I held the phone in my armpit (to free up a hand), and again reoriented the hand holding the usb cable while pushing in towards the phone such that it worked (heard the notification sound from my laptop). with my other hand I started the process of restoring the ios on the pc.
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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1538
2. Check the USB cable
3. Verify that Apple Mobile Device Support is installed
4. Restart the Apple Mobile Device Service
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