New Computer and Now Everytime I Connect My iPhone It Says It Needs To Restore?

I got a new lap top at Christmas and successfully transferred my music and pictures via USB from my old computer to a new computer.  I successfully synced my phone to my lap top (I can't remember if it went into restore mode the first time I connected it).  Now whenever I connect my phone to iTunes, it says it does not recognize the phone and it needs to restore to factory settings.  I have authorized my computer so I don't believe that's the problem but I can't figure what else to do.  I keep having to back up my phone everytime I connect it to my computer because it causes me to lose everything if I don't.
Has anyone else experienced this problem?

Hi MB2751,
As an iPhone user myself, I know it must be very much a problem to have the phone out of service because of an error such as you are seeing. Let's see if we can get you back up and running.
I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article - 
If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L 

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