Ipod touch doesn't open itunes automatically

My wife and I are both noticing that when we plug our iTouches into our Snow Leopard OS computers that iTunes does not automatically open up. This is something that has only happened during the past week after upgrading the iOS/iTunes softwares.
We now have to manually open iTunes to allow syncing with iTouch to procede.

First I assume you mean go to iTunes Preferences/Devices not iTunes Settings/Devices
The box for preventing syncing was not checked. I left it unchecked.
Next I assume you mean go to the summary pane when the iPod is connected to the Mac and, yes, the check box for open iTunes when iPod is connected has already been selected. I left it checked.
Then you say go back to Settings (Preferences?) and activate the option NOT to sync automatically. I did this but I have to ask why - it seems counter intuitive. Furthermore, the option for autostart is not greyed out on my computer.
None of this has restored my ability to automatically open iTunes on connecting my IPod to the Mac. I still think it was a problem with the recent iOS/ITunes upgrades.

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