My iphone 4s connects and disconnects (repeatedly) when connected to my computer

my iphone 4s connects and disconnects (repeatedly) when connected to my computer, it works perfectly fine when connected to regular chargers, everytime i connect it to my computer it shows the charging symbol and then disconnects and reconnects in less then a second, it will repeat this process forever unless disconnected, sometimes it works perfectly fine and most of the times it does the same thing, I know for a fact its not the wire because i recently bought an ipad mini with retina and its usb is new, it worked with the retina for a day or two and then it kept connecting and disconecting repeatedly, my computer is two months old and i have new hardware in that machine, is it a problem in the usb power fluctuation? i am currently using windows 8.1 and i need solutions, this is super annoying, all my other devices work perfectly fine with the usb ports, all my usbs (2.0 and 3.0) do the connecting and disconnecting sometimes it even works ,what is the problem?

Hello Aqib2024,
Thank you for providing the details of the issue you are experiencing with your iPhone 4s. You have taken some really good steps to isolate the issue. I recommend following the steps in the article below to further isolate and troubleshoot this issue:
iOS: Troubleshooting USB connection
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1286
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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