Why is iTunes not recognizing my iPhone?

I have not had any problems with my iPhone 4s connecting to my computer but I recently got my hardrive replaced on my MacBook Pro and now my iPhone will only connect to iPhoto and not iTunes.  How can I fix this so I can have my iPhone appear in iTunes when I connect it to my computer?

You may need to authorize the computer... http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420
Also see this for troubleshooting connecton problems... http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591

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    Mac: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591

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