Update iPhone Issues

Okay so I'm trying to update my iPhone 3GS but when I click the "Download and Install" button I get the error message "The iTunes update server could not be contacted. Please check you Internet connection, or try again later" I've already made sure that Automatically Detect Settings ckeckbox is checked but still nothing. This message also comes up when I select Check or Updates from the Help menu in iTunes. Anyone got some ideas to fix this? I'm using a Windows XP PC btw

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