My computer will charge my iPhone, but won't recognize or sync it?

My iPhone 4S was working perfectly fine, but now my laptop suddenly won't recognize it! This all started after I bought a new charger for my laptop. My other one quit working, so I bought a replacement, and now I'm having this problem. I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it, but I figured I would mention it.
Anyways, when I plug it in, it will charge, but it won't show up in My Computer or in iTunes. I know it's not the cable or the phone itself, because other computers will recognize it. I have tried pretty much everything. I've uninstalled iTunes and then reinstalled the latest version, I've gone through all of the troubleshooting things on the Apple support site. I've tried different cables and different USB ports also. One thing I've noticed is that when I go to my Device Manager, it doesn't even look like my iPhone is plugged in. It won't show up anywhere. I have no idea what to do next. Any ideas?

What happens when you have your computer well charged, but unplug your computer and let it run on battery power?
Does iTunes then recognize your iPhone?

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