3Gs wont sync

I just upgraded from the first gen iphone to a 3Gs. When i plug my 3Gs into my computer it wont sync. The "Syncing in Progress" will briefly pop up, but it wont transfer over my music, apps, etc. iTunes will recognize, and the icon will pop up, but it wont transfer everything over. i did the activation myself, since i had it delivered. Any suggestions?

Did you shut down completely on the phone and computer then reboot ? THis happened to me at AT&T today but a restart fixed it.

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