Iphone doesn't appear in «devices» category when I try to synch it

When I connect my device (iPhone 4S) to my computer (which one is under Windows XP), my computer recognize my iphone as a camera. When I open iTunes, a speech box appears and says: «Iphone can't be used because Apple Mobile Device isn't launch.». I read the help section on Apple's site but it didn't help me. Maybe this problem happened to someone else !?
Please help me because I'm not able to synchronize my iPhone anymore.

Did you already make sure that Apple Mobile Device Service is installed and active on your computer?
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567
More troubleshooting about your device not recognized in Windows can be found here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1495

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