My iphone 3gs running on 3.1.3 is repeatedly ignored by itunes.

My iphone 3gs running on 3.1.3 is repeatedly ignored by itunes. It only is recognized once after a clean install of itunes (on Win). After that..no go. Any ideas? I would really want to upgrade it to the latest ios4 build. Not looking for ios5.

She has a 3G not a 3GS and that is the current software for that phone and will be forever more....
This is incorrect. The 3G supports iOS4, including 4.2.1. I'm running it on my 3G and it runs well. The Original iPhone does not run iOS4.

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