ITunes recognizes iPhone 3GS but XP, Vista, & Ubuntu does not

3GS Version 3.1 (7C144)
I am no longer able to copy my photos from my iPhone to my Dell XPS m1330 laptop running Vista, or my Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop running XP Home/Ubuntu 9.04. Up until recently, I could copy my photos without problems.
It is possible the mySQL-lite database and/or photos are corrupted on the iPhone and yes, there are some screen shots in the camera roll. I have 2498 photos and do not think emailing them is a viable solution.
I have read some of the threads here and have tried the ones below but there are so many variations and suggested solutions that I'm sure I haven't tried them all. That said, I have tried the following:
VISTA
1. Unloaded iTunes, turned off UAC, installed latest iTunes. NO DIFFERENCE
2. Connected iPhone via different USB port. NO DIFFERENCE
3. Connected iPhone when off, on, locked, & unlocked. NO DIFFERENCE
XP
Did the above except number 1 because iTunes not installed and added:
4. Let scanner wizard try but got the following error: "The computer cannot detect the scanner or camera. Please make sure the device is turned on and is properly connected to the computer."
5. Went to Control Panel > Scanners and Cameras > Apple iPhone > Properties but got the following error: "The imaging device is busy, or may be in use by another application. You may cancel, or wait continue to wait for the device to become available."
When canceling that, it would then say "The properties for this item are not available."
Any other ideas?
Regards
Dan

Thank you for the welcome and the suggestion to use touchcopy to get the files off the iPhone. After paying $25 I was able to copy all my photos and as instructed I deleted the photo cache.
But Windows still does not recognize the iPhone (Vista: Control Panel > Scanners and Cameras is blank. Clicking "Refresh" does nothing. Control Panel > System > Device Manager does not show the phone in either USB Controllers or Imaging Devices).

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