Apps in itunes but won't sync to my phone

I upgraded iTunes on my iMac 24 and my iPhone 3g to 3.0. In the process I thought I lost most of my purchased apps. I found them in iTunes in need of upgrades to 3.0 compatibility. After updating them all, they still won't sync to my ipPhone - What gives?

Thanks for replying.  I did a search for TS1414 and it took me to an article that was TS1713 that said old article was TS1414 but it was for MagSafe adapters. 
I had followed TS1275 instructions after I got the 4026xxx  error and it had me copy the contents of the backup directory to the desktop.  Is this what you are refferring to ?  If so, then would I restore as new and somehow access that copy of the backup directory?  If so, would you be able to tell me how?  If not, then how do I get my apps, etc back after restoring to new?
Thanks
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