Syncing issues over and over and over...

About 60% of the time when I plug my iPhone 4 into my computer iTunes comes up with the same error message: "This computer has been previously synced with an iPhone or another IOS". The of course I have the option of setting up as new or restoring. I only have this one iPhone and this is the only computer that I use it on!! Today I plugged in, moved some songs around and added a couple of podcasts, ejected the phone and went about my business. Came home a few hours later, plugged the phone in and get that stupid message again!! I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes per Apples suggested order, I have tried different USB ports but this keeps happening. (have not tried sacrificing a chicken or goat yet!).
I am on Win 7, iTunes Ver 10. I am at my wits end, I have been putting up with this for about 4 months now and am totally frustrated. I do not have an Apple store anywhere near me, so that is out of the question.
Any suggestions?

The of course I have the option of setting up as new or restoring.
Have you selected restore from your iPhone's backup each time - not as a new iPhone or not from your iPhone's backup? If so, as the old saying goes - insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
If there is a problem with your iPhone's backup in this regard or with something else, restoring from the backup will also restore the problem.
If you've only done the former, try the latter to see if this makes any difference. If not, doing so will not prevent you from restoring your iPhone again from the previous backup. Not sure how to proceed after that, but I'll check.

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