HT2074 Mac tell me"Syncing cannot be enabled on this computer."How to fix it?

My's Mac tell me"Syncing cannot be enabled on this computer."How to fix it?

Gave it a second try and now I'm able to sync. Thank you.
Note to others: After the initial failure to sync I had to go back into iTunes and check the boxes on what I wanted to sync again (Contacts, Calendar, Mail). Evidently in order to enable to initial failed sync of those services but the successful sync of music and photos, it disabled those????

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