ITunes 9.2 upgrade broken - No longer syncs with iPhone 3GS

I just installed the new iTunes 9.2 (and SL 10.6.4) through Software Update.
After rebooting, I find that iTunes 9.2 no longer syncs with my iPhone 3GS.
iTunes sees my iPhone, but opens the "Set up your iPhone" screen. It tells me:
An iPhone has been previously synced with this computer.
[] Set up as a new iPhone
[] Restore from the backup of [my iPhone 3GS]
This is a horrible bug - I do not wish to erase/restore my iPhone 3GS that synced just fine before the reboot, thankyouverymuch
I tried disconnecting and re-connecting my iPhone 3GS, to no avail...

This worked for me on a win7 machine - haven't tried it on my macbook pro machine:
Restart the Apple Mobile Device Service (AMDS) on Windows :
1. Windows XP
* Close iTunes and disconnect the iPhone or iPod touch.
* Choose Start > Control Panel.
* Inside the Control Panel, open Administrative Tools.
* Open Services.
* Select Apple Mobile Device and click Stop the service as shown below:
* After the service is stopped, Click Start the service.
* After the Apple Mobile Device service has started again, open iTunes and connect the device.
2. Windows Vista
* Close iTunes and disconnect the iPhone or iPod touch.
* Click the Windows Start button
* In the Start Search field type Services.
* In the Programs section of the search results, Click "Services".
* Select Apple Mobile Device and click Stop the service as shown below:
* After the service is stopped, click Start the service.
* After the Apple Mobile Device service has started again, open iTunes and connect the device.
If after restarting the Apple Mobile Device Service you encounters with same problem then reinstall AMD S. For reinstalling just uninstall the iTunes from control panel then navigate to C:/ >> Program Files >> iTunes Right-click the iTunes folder and select Delete and choose Yes when asked to confirm the deletion. Note: This folder may have already been deleted if iTunes was successfully removed. Now Restart your computer and Install the latest version of iTunes.
Reinstall the Apple Mobile Device Service (AMDS) on Mac OS X :
# In the Finder, locate iTunes in the Applications folder and drag it to the Trash.
# Move the iTunes icon to the Trash
# Choose Go > Go to Folder.
# Enter /System/Library/Extensions and click Go.
# Locate the file AppleMobileDevice.kext and drag it to the Trash.
# Choose Go > Go to Folder.
# Enter /Library/Receipts/ and click Go.
# Locate the file AppleMobileDeviceSupport.pkg and drag it to the Trash. If prompted, authenticate with the admin password.
# Choose Finder > Empty Trash and restart the computer.
# Download and install the current version of iTunes www.apple.com/itunes/
http://www.ihackintosh.com/2009/06/error-iphone-is-not-recognized-in-itunes-wind ows-mac/
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