Itunes wont recognize my iphone 4s to sync

i open itunes on my windows 8 computer, plug my phone in with the usb cable and the icon doesn't appear at the upper right corner to sync my iphone anymore. ive tried going to my control panel and checking portable devices, everything's up to date ive tried "view" and hiding/ showing the tool bar.. ive tried dragging and dropping the 3 songs i want to transfer from itunes to my iphone, (moving to the itunes folder) ive tried deleting some data on my phone (pictures apps ect) ive tried using the cloud. ive tried typing in the songs i want on itunes, right clicking and trying to add to my playlist on my phone... and im really at a loss. i cant seem to get itunes to recognize my phone and have the sync icon show up. is there a way you know of to make that appear? i honestly only want to add 3 songs to my phone. what should i try next? thanks!

Try another cable. They are known to fail after a while with wear and tear.
Pete

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