Need HELP! If iTunes were a person i'd behead him.

[Melidan]

Ok, so I have been having big problems lately when connecting my iPhone to iTunes... This stems from the phone being accidentally disconnected while synching. *Now whenever I hook up my phone, my PC recognizes it as a camera and iTunes doesnt recognize it at all. *Under devices it does say "iPhone" but not "Jack's Phone" like it used to. *I cannot sync, upload or save any music/movies etc.. Its like my phone isnt even connected.

So, I finally found a thread that had my exact problem and fix to boot.

I had a similar problem, and now a month or two later I finally found the answer.
Maybe that will work for you!
Copied on this page:
http://www.howardforums.com/archive/...1363091-1.html

Apparently when you plug your iPhone in to your computer, Windows will "sometimes" install the drivers as a camera, putting them in the wrong place. This is why it will pop up in Windows so you can take photos off, but iTunes can't see it. SO, what you have to do is move the driver file (USBAAPL.SYS) to the correct location. Follow the directions I found below & your iTunes should be fixed (worked for me):

What works is to just force the drivers on what windows thinks is a camera, i.e. to ‘update’ the device to use the correct driver. There are some hints on how to do this already listed on this forum, but I’ll try to give some more detailed information:

1. First off you need to have iTunes installed and the ipod touch plugged in
and recognized as ‘something’ e.g. digital camera (it shouldn’t really
matter what it’s recognized as, but it needs to be found by windows).

2. Search for usbaapl in the C:\WINDOWS system folder:
o open windows explorer (e.g. Right-click Start and then click ‘explore’)
o right-click the WINDOWS folder and select ‘Search’).
o type in usbaapl and hit Search – try to ignore the dog!
You should find the driver info in a sub folder of
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRVSTORE e.g. C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRVSTORE\usbaapl_A65621D65F5B7 507DD7B22331826547BDD2D206B
Remember that location (either leave the search box open or copy the folder
name into note pad – you’ll need it later)
If you don’t find usbaapl.sys, usbaapl.inf etc. then your drivers have not
been installed with the iTunes install and you’ll have to reinstall iTunes.

3. Locate the ipod-camera device:
o Open the device manager, e.g. using Start > Control Panel >
Performance and Maintenance > System > Hardware Tab > Device Manager
o Look for a device called ‘ipod’ - if your ipod shows up as
‘digital camera’ it will be under something like ‘imaging devices’.

4. Update the driver:
o Right click the ‘ipod-camera’ in device manager and click on
‘Update Driver’ – the Hardware Update Wizard will open.
o Check the ‘Install from a list or specific location’ then click ‘Next’
o Check ‘Search for the best driver in these locations’. Un-check
‘Search removable media’ and check ‘Include this location in the search’.
In the text box below type (or better copy and paste) the folder
containing the ipod driver information found in step 1 (in the example
above it was C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRVSTORE\usbaapl_A65621D65F5B7 507DD7B22331826547BDD2D206B),
then click Next.
You should now see something like ‘Apple ipod device driver’ or so. Continue
installing that device. Once the driver has been installed the ipod will come
to life and iTunes (if you have it open) will show it.

Except it doesnt read the update driver as "Apple ipod device driver"... It reads it as a "Digital Still Camera"!!!!!11111 This doesnt fix my problem!

What the fuck all is going on?!! *Im about to chuck this piece of shit out da window!

Also, help plz.. If anyone has had a similar problem.

[Megamind]

Throw it out the window!

[The Corporal]

Windows, that's yer problem right there. You might have to break down and call Apple's tech support. Depending on how far you are into your warranty it might cost $35 but if they can't help you nobody can. And if you do decide to chuck it out the window, mail it to me, I'd love to take a crack at fixing your iPhone.

[tom the pit leader]

this is what you get for using windows

[SiCkO]

Originally Posted by tom the pit leader

this is what you get for using windows

windows works fine, its apple

[Jenova]

try typing devmgmt.msc into run
then disabling and re-enabling all universal serial bus controllers.

[The Corporal]

Originally Posted by SiCkO

windows works fine, its apple

Interesting, since I haven't had a major problem with any of my Apple products in the last 20 years.

[Imperial]

I really am disappointed in how poorly iTunes interacts with Windows, but its a necessary evil for iPods and iPhones.

Anyways Melidan, this article might help under the "Verify iPhone Driver/Service Installation"

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1495

[Vanik Hardil]

Thats why I don't mess with that funky teknoelogikal stuff, I got my a computer and thats about it.. and I barely even know how to use that..

[Izubibbywutz]

good thing i have an iphone and an itouch....