Snow Leopard doesn't reconize my iPhone

Hi Everyone...
Well. After installing Snow Leopard on my MacBook Pro, iTunes is not able to find my iPhone - It doesn't even show.
I wanted to use my iPhone for internet as i once could, but since my MBP can't show it, all it does is charging battery...
Any one having the same problem??

HI,
Try repairing disk permissions and see if that helps...
Quit any open applications/programs. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
iPhone: Not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
Carolyn
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