Why dose iTunes not recognize my iphone or a new I touch

My son got a new Itouch from his grandfather when I hooked it up to our Itunes account itunes didn't even recognize it was connected. I was also updateing my 3gs phone and it crased and now Itunes will not recognize it either any help would be nice

Does anyone know what could be done to fix this?
Get a SIM from the carrier it is/was locked to. It can be any sim, doesn't have to be active.

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Try here for help:
Windows: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Mac: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591

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My problem
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iTunes starts fine, works fine.
When I connect my iPhone to USB, then iTunes freeze.
If I stop "Apple Mobile Device" then iTunes works, but not recognize the iPhone.
My System
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Windows XP - SP3
iTunes 10.2.1.1 (The latest version. Freshly downloaded)
iPhone 4
iOS 4.3
in my device manager, Apple Mobile Device USB Driver is active.
I've tried followings
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I've re-installed all apple programs according to the article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925
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Hold the Home button and On button, keep holding until an Connect to iTunes logo appears,
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
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