Weird secondary sync menu in iTunes

I hate having to manage my music in that weird sub-menu under "Briana's iPhone". It's really confusing and unnecessary given that the SAME menu is already under "Library". And checking my items under Artists (on the right) is impossible because I can't scroll down to view all my artists.
I'm used to checking/unchecking files via my "Library". I tried syncing the old fashioned way and it just doesn't work. iTunes only syncs what's checked under "Artists" (in this case, Afghan Wigs and Against Me! because those are the only artists I can view with this wonky scroll feature.)
I should mention that I recently did a factory restore to get rid of 2 GB of "Other" that had accumulated over time. It got rid of most of the build-up, but the restore is also what started this problem.
Any advice for deauthorizing that sub-menu under "Briana's iPhone" and syncing the old fashioned way would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Try resetting your sync history - launch Applications > iSync, select iSync menu > Preferences, wait a few seconds for the Reset Sync History button to change from grayed out to active, then click it.
If that doesn't help, follow the steps here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2481.

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