HT1386 ITunes says 'preparing to sync' but never goes any further (IPhone 5c)

ITunes says 'preparing to sync' but never goes any further (IPhone 5c and Outlook 2010

by reset option do you mean the DFU restore? worked for me, have you tried that?
if not - hold the lock and home button until the power down bar comes up. then hold the lock button for ten seconds - next continue to hold the lock button and press the home button for ten seconds - next release the lock button and hold the home button for 10 seconds. this should be done with the phone tethered. If done right and your itunes is configured as such, the phone will reload the drivers and start up itunes, and then prompt for a restore/update.

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