Why won't my computer recognize my iphone 5?

I have an iphone 5 that in the past has had no trouble connecting to my windows computer. Recentlly though, it is syncing my pictures and music just fine though wifi, but when I try to plug it in through the USB port, my computer nor itunes recognizes my iphone. When I pull up the computer folder, all I see is "icloud photos" system folder, where my iphone should be.
Things I have tried:
1. I am running version 11 of itunes, and no updates are required.
2. Turning my iphone on and off
3. Restarting my comptuer
4. Restarting itunes
5. Turning off and on the Apple Mobile service and also making sure it is set to starting automatically
I have not uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes but that will be next step. I'm not sure if that is necessary. When I run the itunes diagnostic, it says it doesn't recognize an apple device connected to it.
I am running Windows XP if that helps. My iphone does not have the latest upgrade because I need to delete its photo library though itunes before I can download it. And I can't do that unti iTunes and my computer recognize my phone.
Appreciate any help!

Hey WyoBiophile,
Thanks for the question. I understand you are experiencing issues with your iPhone 5 being recognized in iTunes on Windows XP. The following resource may help to resolve your issue:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
Thanks,
Matt M.

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