itunes could not connect to this ipad an unknown error occured (0xE800002D)

Hey Britop1,

If you are having an issue with getting an error message such as you describe when connecting your iPad to your Windows computer, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article -

iOS: Unknown error containing '0xE' when connecting to a Windows PC - Apple Support

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

Be well,

Brett L