IPhone was unplugged during update; now completely unusable, not recognized

So I was updating to the latest iPhone software through iTunes when somehow, the USB got unplugged. Now, the phone is always off; when I turn it on it just has a picture of a USB cable pointing towards the iTunes logo for a few seconds, and then shuts off again. It's comepletely unusable. When I plug it into the USB port, it is recognized in Windows and the computer and all, but it doesn't appear in iTunes, and the iPhone's screen is the same image as when it is unplugged.
HELP PLEASE!!!
No phone + No music = Death.
=[.
Thanks in advance!
--Sarah.

Try forcing your iPhone into Recovery mode.
Disconnect the USB cable from the iPhone.
Power off the device (Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the the iPhone or iPod touch to turn off.
Press and hold the Home button while reconnecting USB cable. When you reconnect USB, the device should then power on.
Continue holding the Home button while iPhone starts up. While starting up, you will see the Apple logo.
When you see "Connect to iTunes" on the screen, you can release the Home button and iTunes will display the recovery mode message.
This will require an iPhone Restore.

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Eric Hermanson
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