Iphone and iTunes help

I'm sure this question has been asked fairly often, but...
My iPhone 3Gs (which only holds a charge for 4 hours) is not being recognized by my PC or iTunes.  I plug it into the USB port to charge it and after a few seconds I get a message that pops up saying "USB Device Not Recognized".  I've gone through all of the steps on this site that Apple lists as remedies for this issue but none work.  I have also tried a different USB port, a different cord, and it charges in the wall charger.
Does anyone have any other ideas?

Then you have your answer... it's something with your computer.  Start with a power cycle of your computer.
Do you have any other USB devices you can test on your computer?

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