ITunes won't recognize phone

I installed 3.0.1 yesterday (8-3-09). Ever since then, iTunes will not recognize the phone when I plug in. I have gone through all the steps for correcting synching, but without success. Anyone else having this problem? Any fixes? Thanks in advance.
John

Hi John,
This article: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591 provides general troubleshooting tips that will resolve most issues that cause the iPhone to not be recognized in Mac OS X.
This article: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1495 provides general troubleshooting tips that will resolve most issues that cause the iPhone to not be recognized in Windows.
Also, make sure the iPhone is directly connected to a high-speed USB2 port on the computer, using the cable that came with it.
-Jason

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