Iphone 3g won't sync in Itunes after 3.0 update

Hello everyone,
I updated to OS 3.0 on Wednesday, and had no issues with the installation. I just came to work, placed my iphone 3g on the dock, and iTunes gave me the spinning wheel. The iphone is recognized briefly in Itunes, but doesn't sync. I have to wait about 1.5 minutes for itunes to respond. The iphone then disappears from the itunes sidebar.
Does anyone know what I can do to fix this issue?

Let me rephrase that
If I have a current backup of my iphone saved on my Macbook Pro. Will all of my apps, including their settings, layout on screens, remain intact after I restore the iphone, and then restore from backup?

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