I can't get my windows computer to recognize my iPhone 4s.  What should I do?

I have an iPhone 4s that I'm trying to sync with my windows computer but I can't get my computer to recognize the iPhone.  My computer is running with the windows 7 64 bit operating system.  I have the latest version of iTunes as well.  I've followed the troubleshooting guide and still haven't been able to get it to show up.  I've even gone so far as to uninstall all of my apple software and then reinstall iTunes.  Still doesn't work.  I'd appreciate any suggestions that you all might have.

Also, I just realized that I activated/setup the phone using a computer that I no longer have.  When I go into the iPhone's settings>general>iTunes Wi-Fi Sync menu, it says that it will sync with that old computer when it is available?  Can my iPhones only sync with one computer at a time?  If so, what do I do if I no longer have that original computer?

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