Itunes error message whilst attempting to sync 5s with itunes

Hi,
I have upgraded to a 5s from a 4s and the changeover went smoothly. I sync my phone everyday with outlook, via itunes, primarily to update the calendar. This has been fine with the 5s until Friday of last week when the following error message appeared "itunes could not back up the iphone because the backup was corrupt or not compatible with the iphone. Delete the backup for this phone and try again" After clicking OK, the following appears "itunes could not sync contacts to the iphone because the sync server failed to sync the iphone"
Phone is currently running iOS 7.1
OS is Windows 7

Hi friend,
The issue you're having is usually associated with iTunes as opposed to your device itself, which might suggest a re-install of iTunes is what's needed, but it's worth following iTunes' suggestions first also:
1. With your iPhone disconnected, head into the iTunes 'Preferences' pane, and head to the 'Devices' tab. Highlight the most recent backup of your iPhone (dates and times should be listed besides each backup entry), and delete this.
2. Quit iTunes once complete, reboot your PC completely, and then fire up iTunes again. Connect your iPhone and see if it syncs as normal.
If you still get any error messages following the above, you'll most likely need to completely uninstall iTunes and re-install to resolve the issue. This of course means backing up your iTunes library file, and media (if necessary). If this is something you're unsure of how to do, I'd search for an answer briefly in the iTunes area of this forum.
Good luck!

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