Iphone 3GS and Windows 7 x86

Hi Guys
Hoping someone can help!
I have an iphone 3GS and using Windows 7 as my O/S. Everytime i connect the device it doesnt show up in 'my computer' and shows in device manager with a yellow explanation mark!!
To get the device to show as a portable device in my computer, i have to force the MTP USB Driver to install and then the device shows up again.
I dont have to do this for it to show in iTunes. iTunes displays the iphone without any issues and even if i dont install the MTP driver.
As far as i am aware, i didnt know the Apple iphone relies on Microsofts own device driver - i thought apple have there own!?
I Would like a work around where i dont need to keep manaully installing the MTP driver as i have pictures in the phone that i can easily export through Windows.
Please help
Thanks

i have the latest version of itunes. Downloaded straight from itunes after a fresh install of windows.
I even thought the itunes folder was corrupted and would somehow have an effect when loading the iphone. So i renamed the itunes folder to itunes_OLD and then re-install itunes with a fresh itunes database structure but still wouldnt work.
Went into device manager and tried forcing an install of driver from the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\Drivers but nothing!!
I seriously dont know what to do with this. It was fine when working within Vista!
There has to be something relating to the 3GS and Windows 7 as my iPhone 3G works fine with no problems on the same machine
Could it be the fact that the 3GS looks at something else with it being a video device too?!?
Message was edited by: Lee Royle
Message was edited by: Lee Royle

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