help with pictures?

[jakelancer06]

So I have an old LG banter which my ex used to send me pictures on. I have a file recover program that I have used in the past to recover old photos, problem is that my computer wont recognize my phone as a usb or anything like that...I was wondering if anyone knows how I can get my computer to recognize my phone so I can recover the photos? If it works I'd be able to share some good self shots of her.