Iphone 4 will not complete sync, stuck on last step

Updated iPhone to iOS 5.1 the other day, now iPhone 4 will not complete the sync cycle. It gets stuck on step 7 of 7, waiting for artwork to sync. I am running this on a Windows-based machine, and while I have synced daily in the past, I have NOT synced my contacts list and the like. I do NOT want to Restore my phone at this point; I'd like to see if there's a fix out there for this problem first as I don't want to have to rekey in all my contacts. Restore is last resort. I have tried everything that has been suggested (that I can find), but I am not technologically inclined and many of the answers have to do with Mac rather than Windows. Can anyone out there help?

My iPhone is recognized by iTunes. The issue is that it will not complete its sync cycle. I have tried searching for other resolutions, but I haven't found anything similar for a Windows system, only Mac.

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Android23,
I would uninstall and reinstall all components listed in the following article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925
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