Then restart and try connecting again.
The iPhone has to be OFF, not just sleeping
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When I try to connect a iPhone 4 to my computer, I get a message saying "USB Device not recognized. The last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it" I have all the right things installed because it works just fine if I connect my iPhone 5s. Any ideas or suggestions? Does this mean the phone has internally malfunctioned and is not able to connect?

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