ITunes to iPhone -- iWon't connect

I mean really? I am using iTunes 11.dot.whateveer. My iPhone is on the latest itteration of iOS6. I am on a suped up PC designed for gaming using Vista (ug, I know). And I have deeveloped a workaround:
When the iPhone won't connect to iTunes, I unInstall iTunes and reInstall it.
Its iMagic! The iPhone talks to iTunes for 3 to 5 syncs and then suddenly, for no apparent reason (and I have been actively testing to try to duplicate the reason, trust me), the iPhone won't connect. So I go back to step one: uninstall and reinstall.
It is the iDiots do loop.
And clearly I am not the only one with this problem, which seems to be proliferated across just about every platform, brand, and configuration. The only thing I have not found is someone trying to sync an iPhone on a Linux implementation, but I am sure that wouldn't work either, despite the fact that every Apple OS has been Unix based for years.
So what's the story, Apple? I love my iPhone. I live with iTunes (it is a resouse hog like MS Outlook). But I am really iRritated. ...and so it seem are many of your other customers. I mean, if this were Microsoft an update would be out in 2 to 4 weeks, depending on the complexity of the patch. We're all waiting.
Oh, and if any users have any thoughts about how to avoid the above described issue, please let me know.

I'm on a PC, so I'm not sure it's relevant, but I do appreciate the response. The problem is in the new iTunes upgrade to version 9, I left the phone plugged in and it alternated between syncing and charging, while my iTunes was frozen and unusable. Worked 100% fine before, I'm wishing I hadn't upgraded to the new version at all.

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