My iPhone 4 won't connect to iTunes. How do I fix this?, My iPhone 4 won't connect to iTunes. How do I fix this?

I am unable to sync my phone to my Windows iTunes. For some reason when I plug the phone in, nothing happens. How do I fix it? Any help is welcome! Thanks!

Hey enchanted.hands,
It sounds to me like this is for an iPod touch? If that's the case, you'll want to check out this article, which will guide you through how to fix it step by step:
iOS: Forgotten passcode or device disabled after entering wrong passcode
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212
Regards,
Delgadoh

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Dude you have a jailbroken phone as stated in your first post, no need to do a second post.
As per the forum term of service you can't get help here. Use google.
that's the downfall of jailbreaking your phone.

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