My iphone 3 not recognizing updates when I sync to itunes.  It is still on 4.2.  I am using Windows 7

I plug in my phone and it tells me that it is on 4.2 and is current.  I can't get it to recognize that it is not.  any ideas on how to fix this? 

4.2 is the latest software for iphone 3g.
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