HT1923 Upgrade install fails, Iphone 3gs unavailable

When trying up upgrade my 3GS to IO6, the installation failed, my Iphone disappeared from the Itunes menu, and my screen now shows a USB plug, arrow pointing to ITunes logo. I've tried resetting the Iphone, no change.

I actually solved my own problem by unplugging all my usb devices, restarting my computer, then using a different usb port to plug in my iphone. It was then recognized by Itunes as needing a restore. It restored to the latest IOS. After the restore, it used my most rececent backup to install my personal info, settings and apps. Now all is well.

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Hi Roger
Thank you for your reply.
My original feed is: http://casa-egypt.com/feed/
However, because I modified the feed http://feeds.feedburner.com/imananddinasbroadcast and nothing changed, I redirected it to another feed and then I deleted this feed.
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HT4623 How to upgrade i.os iPhone 3GS

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It got to about "9 minutes reamining" and sat there for several hours before I gave up and reimaged the HD. Again.
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Should I upgrade on an iPhone 3gs to ios 5.1 from 4.3.5?

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2) YouTube gone (no more default)
3) Battery retention span becames progressively shorter per each upgrade (OS 4, 5 to 6).
#3 may have to do with age, not iOS. Used to charge every other day (OS 4), then every night, now every evening + recharge everyday around 3-4 pm.
*"new" ATT 3GS in 2009; still going strong 2013.

HT1923 Upgrade install fails, Iphone 3gs unavailable

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