Having trouble syncing with Itunes

I'm trying to sync my Iphone 4s up to Itunes and it says my sync session has failed to start?  Never got this message before.  Just synced my phone up the day before and it worked fine.  Thanks for any help.

Hi mattsadler11,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
What version of iTunes do you have on your PC?
I would suggest updating the iTunes software and updating the iPhone to iOS 7.0.3 and trying again.
iOS 7.0.3
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1691
iOS: How to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4623
Cheers,
- Judy

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