Cannot restore using backup

I am trying to restore my iPhone using the most recent backup file. When the iPhone is docked, I right click on the icon in iTunes and choose "Restore from backup".
The restore commences and gets to 99% completion, and then I get the error:
"Attempting to copy to the disk "" failed. The device is connected."
My iPhone is obviously connected... PLEASE HELP!

Hi,
Make sure the iPhone is directly connected to a high-speed USB2 port on the PC, using the cable that came with it.
If you haven't already, uninstall/reinstall the latest version of iTunes.
This article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925 will walk you through uninstalling iTunes.
You can download the latest version of iTunes from here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
-Jason

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