My iPhone isn't showing up as a device in iTunes

I just downloaded iTunes and plugged in my iPhone 4s to my computer. My music from my phone shows up in iTunes, but it does not show my device. I'm trying to download music from my computer, but I cant without transferring it to the device. I hope this makes sense... PLEASE HELP
Also I don't know if it matters but I have a Windows 8 computer

You have the latest version of iTunes installed on your computer ? By 'music from phone shows up in iTunes' do you mean that you've also downloaded the music that you have on your phone from the store on your computer's iTunes, or that on your computer's iTunes you can see what music is stored on your phone ?
Device not showing in iTunes : iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

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Thanks for the question. I understand that your iPhone 4s is not recognized in iTunes for Mac. The following resource may provide a solution:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1591
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