Cannot back up iPhone 4 to new iMac

I am about at my wits end. I just purchase a brand-spanking new iMac. Which works great. However, the iTunes will not back up my iPhone 4. Period. It asks me if I want to install the latest software (I currently have the 5.0 software; this is the update AFTER that one), and of course I say sure, but it starts to back up my iPhone to the COMPUTER, even though I have marked to have it back up to iCloud. I prefer it be on iCloud, as I had issues with it telling me prior to 5.0 that it was backed up on the computer, when it really was not (unable to locate it...reset iPhone, and lost everything-hence switched to iCloud until I can figure out why the computer is not wanting to back it up. I get the error message: "unable to back up iphone 4 (well the name of my phone) because it could not be saved on this computer". I have seen this addressed in other forums, but  none of those suggestions worked.
I went to the Genius Bar today, and the guy told me to delete iTunes, and reinstall from the website. Can't. I have Lion OS X on this iMac, and it gives me the message that "unable to delete iTunes because Lion is using it. ? WHAT? The "genius" guy hadn't even heard of this issue before, and did not know how to get the computer to back up the iphone to iCloud when trying to install the latest update to the iPhone.
Also of note-I have no garbage can next to any of my photos on my iphone, imported, taken with the phone, ,or otherwise. I am unable to delete any of them. Someone had mentioned manually deleting all of them to clear the error code so I will sync to the computer.
? Any thoughts?
I have an iPhone 4, have had it for a year and a half. Was syncing fine with my Macbook (which has since died).
I have Lion OSX, brand new
I have no firewalls or security ware active on the computer
Thoughts? I am this close  (holding thumb and index finger closely together.....) to switching to a DROID! Ridiculous how this easy process is turning into an abslute frustrating nightmare for me. Genius Bar is worthless here.
Thanks in advance---

Nope. No can do. It did not ever back up to my new computer. We looked all over this thing for backups. There were none. Any other suggestions?

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