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I had the same problem alot of others apparently are having where the apps don't work and lost all the music. I did a complete restore, or tried to. First itunes downloaded the software (2-1/2 hours), then back up and firmware thing, whatever. I started the whole thing at 8:00pm. By time I went to bed at 12:30 the green bar was about 1/4 way through the restore process. I woke up about 3:30 and checked on it. The screen was now back to the itunes liabrary. I figured it was done. ot much happed with the iphone as the apps still didn't work and I still had no music. So I unplugged the cable and replugged it so it would sync. No. The reset phone screen came up. Rather than start from scratch I tried to "continue" button. That initated "restore" again. At 5:30 when I got up, again, it was only 1/2 way through the restore process. I positioned the mouse arrow right where the green bar ended and proceeded to get ready for work. By 6:40 it hadn't moved at all. At 7:00 I unplugged it and had to go to work. No the phone is just giving me the green battery. I was able to turn it off and/or just have the apple logo. Nothing works now.
Anyone have any ideas opn how long the restore should have taken or was it stuck and what I should do now?
It's the original iphone, and I've had nothing but problems since the upgrade (freeing up, having to reset network setting to access the net and mail, now no apps or music and now restoring being a nightmare). Seriously, it took God only 7 days to create the world, so they say, so why so long to restore?

Tribecom, when I hold down both buttons I get the apple logo. Hold them down again it shuts off. When I pulled the plug this morning it was the green battery. I did a full restore, so maybe it would take a little longer than a sync restore, but geez, that long? I also think it got hung up half way through. And since when I turned on the computer after letting it go last night, the library indicated to me that it did all it needed to do. The Set up new iphone/Restore screen appeared. Rather than start from scratch I tried the "continue" key which took me to the "restoring" mode. Between 3:30am and 7:00am I'd think that process should have completed itself.
Someone on another thread had a similar problem, or a problem with reinstalling and suggested setting up as a new phone. I may try that tonight...while on hold for the techies and see what that gets me.
As of now nothing on it works...it's either the apple or a blank screen.
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