Sync option not showing only option to Restore or Set Up New???

When I hook my iPhone 3g to my Mac it only gives me the option of Restoring from a backup or setting the phone up as new. History: the other day the phone slowed down and finally became useless so I plugged it in and restored from the previous days backup. In a hurry I hit the road for a couple dayze and didn't think anything of it since all was fine now. Until... 2 days ago when I wanted to Sync new info I had entered and was presented with only the aforementioned options and NO sync options. The phone shows up with the right name in the side bar but I have no tabs in the center window on the option to Set UP as New or Restore.
I have rebooted the phone a couple times and have the latest version of iTunes - I don't want to set it up as new -- cause seems to me I would lose all of my data like new entries in address book etc.
anyone have any solutions please????
Here's where you can see a screenshot: http://www.zargon.com/iphonewontsync.jpg
Any and all help/advice will be appreciated.
Send mailto: [email protected] if you have a hot solution.
TIA - Zargon

You can try this, but no guarantees.
1. Turn off automatic syncing (iTunes Preferences: Devices: uncheck auto syncing)
2. Plug your iPod in. When it is recognized, right click on the device and select Backup
3. Restore your device and use that backup to preserve your settings
The risk is that whatever happened to your iPod is going to be restored and you are going to have the same problem all over again. The only thing to do is either use the older backup or restore as new if that is the case. Good luck with it.

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