IPhone 5 gets error message when trying to update to 7.1.1

The phone connects to the iTunes, but iTunes doesn't recognize the phone and says I have to restore the whole thing. How can I avoid this and still get the update?
Any ideas on why the phone isn't recognized, it connected fine last week.

You didn't say what computer you are using?
iOS: Device not recognised in iTunes
Windows: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
Mac: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591

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