Need Help: iPhone resets everytime it's plugged into the computer
I'm having a very annoying problem with my iPhone 3G. Every time I plug it into the computer, it resets. It will reset over and over and over again and never connect to iTunes, begin charging, or be recognized by the computer even. By reset I mean it flashes white, goes black, then the white apple comes up on screen and stays there until it does that process over again. Same as if you hold down the home and sleep buttons and reset it manually. I've tried every USB port on my computer, my work computer, every USB port on that computer, I've tried resetting the phone manually, clearing out some of its memory, and even more I can't remember.
I have been searching on here and on the internet for days and the best solution I have come up with is to restore the phone, which I can't do because I can't get it into iTunes to do a restore.
So I am at my wits end here. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Also, the phone functions completely normally, and will charge in the car or from the wall. It just won't work when connected to a computer. And yes, I have the very latest version of iTunes installed.
Thanks!
Try DFU mode...
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1034
http://iphonefreakz.com/beginners-guide/howto-dfu-mode/
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