Iphone no longer shows up in my computer

First, please don't make new posts to add to your post. Edit your first post to add to it.

You might try rebooting your computer to see if that fixes it. There are other ways, but try that first.

 

Ive seen this problem before... it happens every so often with PCs, I never really figure out what caused it, but you just have to close itunes unplug the phone try again and do all different combinations of when to plug the phone in before or after you launch itunes ect... ect... ect...

Reboot first, reboot everything, phone and computer.

 

yeah its frustrating as hell, i fell for you. Dont know what else to tell you other than to either wait until later or reinstall itunes...

here are 2 questions:

Go to start and computer, does the phone show up there?

Take a few pics with the phone and plug it in, is windows asking to take to the pics off of it?

 

Try this:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=9041651&postcount=29

 

Since you have an XP, you could try going back to an earlier restore point. That worked for me once.

 

Try using a different USB port, preferably one connected directly to the mobo (i.e., at the rear of the PC).

 

This happened to me as well. i have a 3G 2 iTouch's and a 3Gs The 3Gs does not appear in my computer to copy off the pictures but the other 3 do. I am wondering if it has to do with the Itunes version. My wife's 3Gs and the 2 iTouch's are running 3.1.3 firmware but my jb 3G is still at 3.1.2 . I did not update to the latest itunes. i am running 9.0.2.25 What itunes version are you running ?

 

Does anyone you know have an iPhone? If so, you mught try seeing if theirs is detected. If so, you know it's not your computer. If not, you might need to totally uninstall of iTunes (deleting iTunes, and two other programs I forget the name of....see below to really uninstall iTunes).


See this link and click on the appropriate link inside to completely remove iTunes:

http://support.apple.com/kb/TA38633?viewlocale=en_US

 

Well, they're not going to fix an issue with your computer. Did you try anything I said above?

 

Can you get to an Apple store? Obviously if it doesn't show up on the Rogers store computer it's something wrong on your iPhone's end. However, Apple is going to ask if you've done a restore, so you might as well, since that's probably the fix from what you've said. Then if it doesn't work, you can get a new one.

BTW, why do you have restore disabled? I restore my iPhone as new ever 2-3 months just to make it fresh. It's fairly easy to sync everything back.

 

I have exactly the same issue with my Iphone and have tried all the recomended but nothing and have tried another Iphone which works perfectly. I am yet to do a restore so this may be the answer.

 

Resetting and setting up as a new phone worked and I can now see the phone on my PC.

 

iPhone Remote Control

The topic of not being able to see your iPhone under My Computer is happening way too much for us to believe that it is a problem with our computers. I have had many, many dealings with AT&T and they along with Mac have remarkable control over your phone. I am not a paranoid person but have talked to many service representatives (hahaha) all the way up to the office of the president. Over the last several months, it has become obvious that they as well as Mac are in strong agreements to maintain tight control over these phones. Which of course, we own, but don't confuse this issue with facts, please.

So, unless some brainy kid with a bunch of creative time on his or her hands wants to take back control of the phones, there shall be rumors galore and we shall continue to have our world delivered ... their way.