Problems with syncing iPhone to iTunes - please assist

I recently bought a new laptop & downloaded iTunes - when I try to sync my iPhone 4S I get an error message stating "the iPhone ____ couldn't be synced as the sync session failed to start". Has anyone else faced this problem? How do I resolve it? Grateful for any tips. #

Hello there, kd.arunkumar.
I would recommend closing all open applications in multitasking, power cycling the device and restarting iTunes. The following Knowledge Base articles outline how to do these steps:
iOS: Force an app to close.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137
and
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
Then restart iTunes on your computer.
Once you have processed these steps, attempt to sync again.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

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