Backup cannot be saved on this computer...

I am getting the problem "Backup cannot be saved on this computer." The first thing I did was uninstall itunes. And I uninstalled it exactly as described by apple on their website. I then went through and double checked to make sure that all apple files had been removed. Next I went through the process of deleting the "Apple Computer" folder in users\"username"\Appdata\Roaming as to make sure that there were no other backup files out there. I then reinstalled itunes. I then configured itunes to not automatically backup, so that I could manually initiate the backup.
When I plugged in my phone, I no longer get this Backup cannot be saved on computer error, but now it starts the backup but seems to just get stuck. In the status bar it says "Syncing 'iPhone' (Step 1 of 2) Backing Up". The bar itself is the scrolling black and white bar. Do I just need to leave it for a very long time? It does not seem to be backing up to me. I know backing up does take a long time, but I would think the process takes the most time on Step 2, not Step 1. Can anyone help? I feel itunes is getting hung up somewhere...

Ok. After reading a million forums, here is what I did to fix it.
I Deleted the back up manually in the AppData/roaming/Apple Computer/MobileSync/backup
Then copied my entire photo directory from the iPhone4 (directory: 80AAAAA) to my desktop as a back up.
Then removed all files from this directory from iPhone4 so now it is completely empty.
Reran the backup and sync and everything is right in the world again.
This seems to be the most common fix now as most of the time the "Backup Cannot Be Saved on this Computer" is caused by a corrupted photo or video file in the 80AAAA directory.
Good Luck!
Nojvok

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