IPhone 4S not connecting to computer?

It's a new phone and it'll connect to my laptop when I turn it on and it begins starting up, but disconnect right after. Why?

If it's new, you should be able to get support from Apple. They also have great discussion communities.

Is iTunes open when you're connecting it?

Maybe you can enable Wi-Fi syncing if you're on the same network as your laptop (which you should be), and then open iTunes, and you should be able to sync.

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