ITunes locks up When syncing iPhone

iPhone has been working fine for about 5 days since I got it. All of a sudden it now cannot sync to iTunes. It begins the process, then locks up iTunes. I can still use the iPhone, but cannot complete a sync.
Any ideas?
TIA

The first step is to restart your PC and reset your iPhone (hold the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons until the Apple logo appears).
Open iTunes on your PC.
Once you phone is fully restarted (back to the home screen), go ahead and connect it to your computer. Be sure to connect it to a USB 2.0 port directly on the computer, not on a hub or keyboard.
If that doesn't work, let us know and we'll go through some more steps you can take.

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