ITunes cannont backup the iPhones because a session could not be started with the iPhone" I've never connected my phone to any other computer and it worked fine a the other day.  Help Please?

I'm trying to sync my iPhone 3G S to my computer.  Midway through I get a message "iTunes cannot backup the iPhone because a session could not be started with the iPhone."  I have not connected my phone to any other computer and this just began happening within the last day or so. 
PLEASE HELP!!

One of your backup files might be corrupt. Try following the steps in this article to correct the issue: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2529

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