Continued sync problems

I have had this problem for months now. Randomly, enough that I never know when it will happen, I try to sync my iPhone 3G with my PC and Outlook, and I get the message that my iPhone has been synced with another user account, and would I like to merge, replace, etc. I do NOT have any other user accounts, I have NEVER synced my phone with any other computer. Yes, I have reset sync history and replaced everything on the phone. I have rebooted the phone, turned the computer OFF and turned it back on, I have reloaded iTunes, I have done everything that Apple Support says to do, and STILL it randomly gives me the above message. I can sync the iTunes library with no problem, the apps too. Contacts have not been a problem. Occasionally it will say that there is no associated Notes app on phone, which is pretty funny, since it's a native app now. I am running the latest iTunes software, the latest iPhone software, the only third party app running in Outlook is the Apple add-on.
It is to the point, and has been for months, that I don't dare make an appt on my iPhone as I will most likely have to replace the calendar on the iPhone, so I am forced to only make appts in Outlook. VERY FRUSTRATING!! Does anyone have any solutions?

Well, it's defiantly a software problem, maybe conflicting with something else. After having no luck syncing with my G4 PB my wife and I switched computers (not because of this). I took her Macbook Pro, bought a new 320GB hard drive and started fresh with Leopard. Every bit of software was installed clean (not dragged over from my G4 back up). I then erased my Apple TV by restoring it to factory settings. I then updated it to 2.02 I then reconnected it to my MBP, it's been syncing now for 16 hours (I have 50GB worth of media) and it hasn't dropped yet. I'll keep you posted if it still works next week.
I don't expect everyone to do a clean install of their OS and ATV, but maybe someone at Apple will find the glitch.

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