Iphone not recognised by PC USB, not able to reset

iPhone 3G is freezing up regularely. Usually rest with sleep & home button works. This time around I can't reset it but when connecting to he PC it seems somewhat alive: PC says it is not recognising the USB device...
- What can I do from here?

Try to connect in recovery mode, explained in this article: iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to restore , then set it up "as new device", shown here. How to set up your iPhone or iPod touch as a new device
If still not recognized in recovery mode, check this article for solutions: iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

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Is there someone able to help me?
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Did you make sure to install the Bootcamp utilities after installing Windows? They can be found in the boot disk/usb flash that Bootcamp creates (check for a folder called "Windows Support").These should enable sound/video/trackpad/etc.to work with full functionaliity under Windows (you may need to reboot after doing so). After installing them, you may also want to run Windows Update to make sure you get the latest drivers.
As far as the red light, many models of Macbook Pros are equipped with a digital Audio out. You can either use the standard analog 3.5mm Stereo jack (standard headphone connector), a 3.5mm miniSPDIF digital coax or miniTOSLINK digital optical cable (hence the red light). Windows may not know how to handle to audio out port until the proper drivers are installed and it may be enabling the digital signal by default. Installing the drivers mentioned above should set this back to normal operation.
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I'm stuck....
one month ago, I got a message on my 3gs "this accessory is not optimised" while there's nothing plugged in...
two weeks ago, I put my iphone on wall charger over night, but found it not charging at all in the morning "Charging is not support with this accessory" while I used the original iphone wall charger. I managed to save a few things on iTune before the last bit of battery run out, ie iTune did recognise it, but just not charging. It worked perfectly fine until the phone switched itself off when there's no power left.
I then cleaned the usb port and the earphone plug, left it in rice, reboot my macbook while iphone's plugged in etc, but nothing worked! I then took it to our local mobile repairers. They changed the usb port and battery etc, but couldn't find what's wrong with it! I then had to drive one hour to our nearest apple store, but the Genius said as non-apple authorised person had a go at it, then they can't repair it. He told me he thought its a water damage, although the water sensors are not flagged up, none had I soaked it in any liquid. But I did take it into bathroom while I had my shower the day before it died (just once in its whole life).
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When you tried everything and it still doesn't charges, you might consider buying a case which has an external battery in it. than you will have to charge the case and when you put your iPhone in it, it will work. It's not a very good solution and it isn't very pretty around your phone, but it's way better than an iPhone that doesn't work

Ipod not recognised by Windows, USB device not recognised

Hi hope someone can help
I have recently received my ipod back from Applecare who have sent the ipod back in ' working order ' but it will no longer be recognised by my windows. It says USB device not recognised and i cant find, nor will it install drivers that i located on the ipod updater etc.
I have tried several methods on this forum but none seem to work.
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I'm not really up on the complexities of the Windows OS but try this tip I picked up a while back, hopefully it might help.
"USB Device not Recognized in Windows".
1. On the Start menu, click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the System icon.
3. Click the Hardware tab.
4. Click Device Manager.
5. Scroll down the list of devices to the Universal Serial Bus controllers
6. Click the plus icon next to the Universal Serial Bus controllers.
7. Double-click one of the indented USB Root Hub entries.
8. Click the Power Management tab.
9. Deselect the "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" option.
10. Click the OK button at the bottom of the window.
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Iphone 3gs, i0s6 upgrade, not recognising phone on itunes, stating need to reset to factory setting, but cant access the phone because of upgrade. Can anyone help

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Hello,
got new hard drive. When switch on first time it did request my password, was entered successfully.
After switched off and later on again, it did not ask for password at all. Then as I want to make some changes it asks for my password but when i type it it shakes but my password is correct.
Any idea what happened then and since I cannot even change my password (it does not recognise the "old"one)...what's next?
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resetpassword
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I am really hoping someone can help me. I have a 30Gb ipod that keeps locking up, it won't play certain tracks (it just hngs and then eventually skips that track).
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hey if neone can help me out of this matter i was using pc suit for my mob. thn i jus reinstall it thn frm that time onwards my pc is is not recognizing the ph.

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Message was edited by: Charlie Farnsbarns

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
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Iphone not recognised by PC USB, not able to reset

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