Problem Syncing Safari Bookmarks

I am trying to sync my Safari 5.1.1 bookmarks to my iPhone 3G using iTunes 10.5 (I do not have MobileMe). I have tried checking the appropriate boxes in the iTunes Info page when my phone is connected to my Mac desktop (OS X 10.7.2), including the option to replace phone bookmarks with those on the computer. These attempts have been unsuccessful. All other items, such as songs, calendars, etc., sync successfully. I have searched and found various bits of information regarding the deletion or moving of plists such as safari bookmarks plist or com.apple.safari.plist, but nothing seems quite current or directly applicable to my particular problem. I am not very technically knowledgeable and do not want to do any irreparable damage. Can anybody suggest a course of action for a cyberchallenged person like me with step-by-step instructions? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
docbombay

I have an update but the problem is even more confusing to me now!
I have not synced bookmarks since getting the iphone originally, and at first when the sync seemed to fail, I was seeing what I thought were the older original bookmarks. But I happened to notice that a file named PC Favorites had been placed in the Bookmarks Bar which contained all the Favorites from my old Dell PC--this was apparently transferred by the Apple Store when I first purchased my Mac Desktop and had them transfer all my files. On inspection, the bookmarks on my iphone are identical to those in the PC Favorites file. I did an experiment in which I altered the bookmarks on my phone by deleting some and then tried sync again--sure enough, I got back the complete "PC Favorites" set of bookmarks. So the sync feature seemed to be working, just pulling the wrong set of bookmarks. Next, I deleted (or so I thouhgt) the PC Favorites file since it is no longer relevant to me, and then tried another sync, thinking that the Safari bookmarks would now be transferred. I got back the PC favorites even though I had deleted it. Strangely, it did not appear as a Trash item when I checked after deletion, but I can't locate it in Finder anymore and it is no longer visible in Safari. So I have to assume that the deletion of PC Favorites did not occur and it is lurking somewhere, being preferentially synced for some unknown reason.
Based on my lack of technical knowledge, I am guessing that there are any number of alternate explanations, but I am at a loss as to how to proceed now. If anyone can shed some light on this, I'd appreciate it--but what I'm considering now is just waiting until I get an iPhone 4S soon and sync directly from my computer rather than transfer from my old phone. If the problem persists, support will be covered with the new device.
Thanks for tolerating a couple of longer posts, and any info you might provide.
docbombay

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