My iPhone 4s isn't showing up as a device on iTunes!

So I was trying to sync a new CD I got from the store onto my phone, and I put it into my iTunes library. When I plugged in my phone, it never showed up in iTunes. It popped up on Windows like normal, except this time, to view my files, it asked me on my phone wether to trust this computer or not to view/change my files. But, I've tried re-installing, installing other versions of iTunes, unplugging and re-plugging my phone, used different connecter cords, and have rebooted my laptop. I really don't know what's wrong, please help!!!!

It sounds like your iPhone is not appearing in iTunes. I recommend following the steps in the following article to troubleshoot this issue:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538

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