IPhone Sync stuck at step 2: Backup.. After updating itunes to 10.6.1

I have a iPhone 4 for over a year now and have never had ne problems. But after the last update of itunes to v10.6.1.7 each time I sync my phone with my pc the sync process hangs on step 2: backup.
I have read a lot of forums and have tried everything. i have even tried formatting my pc and install everything from scratch but nothing seems to work.
PLS HELP..

Since you had to force end process whilst backing up, I would think your backup folder and files might be corrupted.
Go to this location to delete your backup folder (folder name contains 40alpha numerics e.g.
7c67e6a6537b50de27c08fdc8c68d8dc302e04ff)
Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
Do a netsh winsock reset again. After restarting windows, sync again.  Bear in mind it's a new backup so the backup process may take a longer time.  So be patient and let it run for hours and see it will work this time.

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