itunes 8 download - now I can't sync with iphone

[JeremyD]

HELP! Nor does it show up in windows "My Computer"

I have tried restarting the apple mobile services -

I have tried uninstalling my USB hub and reinstalling drivers

I can see my flash drive when I plug it in - my usb cable for my camera works and shows on "My Computer"

I tried my iphone on another computer and it recognized it = so I know it's not the iphone.

When I go to MS support - they want $59.99 for phone support (windows XP) so I can talk to someone in india named "jeff" that I can barely understand... not happy right now.

[slodave]

Try this:

From Device Manager, Select the iPhone (under imaging/Portable Devices) and then select "Update Driver", Don't direct it to automatically search for a driver, instead, manually point it to search in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\Drivers - It should then "do it's thing" and install the correct apple driver - voila - iPhone is then recognized.

[JeremyD]

Thanks Slodave - you are THE MAN!

[slodave]

You are welcome.

It seems that generic MS drivers took over on some upgrades to iTunes 8. Hopefully this fixes it for you, as I read a few instances where the drivers reverted back to the MS drivers. If you reboot your computer a coupe of times and the iPhone is still recognized, then I think the problem will have been solved.

I've seen this happen with other hardware as well.

Dave