Let me preface this by saying I have tried all of Apple's given solutions;

-Restarted computer

-Reinstalled Itunes

-Restarted Apple Mobile Device service

-Allowed iTunes as a firewall exception

-Restarted Ipad

-Reinstalled all other Apple software, including device drivers and Quicktime

-Updated both iTunes and my iPad software to the latest version

After all of that, I can only see my iPad right after I reinstall iTunes. I can sync it up and use it as normal until I close iTunes. When I open it back up, it will no longer see my iPad, and I have no way to put new music on it. If I reinstall iTunes again, it will see my iPad, but again, only until it's restarted. I'd rather not have to keep on reinstalling iTunes to use my iPad. I'm also rather peeved that although this thing is less than a year old, it's period of free customer support has run out, so in order to get any help from Apple, I must pay them. Ridiculous. Anyway, hopefully someone out there knows enough about these things to help me out. Thanks in advance!