Whenever I plug in my iPhone 5 into my Windows 7 PC, I keep getting the error "iTunes could not connect to the iPhone because the pairing record is missing." The other things I've read are pretty old and are written for iPods, not iPhones.

Any ideas?

I had this same problem with my new MBP 15", but only with the USB port on the left side. The USB port on the right side worked fine. Perhaps the ports on the left don't have enough signal energy for the iPhone.
Anyway, try using a different USB port, and if that doesn't work, perhaps you could try a powered USB hub.

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If you haven't already try resetting the iPhone by holding the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons until you see an Apple logo as described here:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305743

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It is the internet connection.
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Try this -
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I have restarted the PC, the iphone, changed the lightining cable and nothign resolves it: backup never completes.

Hi, I disabled the antivirus and the firewall. Same result
I even deleted the backup folder inside C:\Users\...\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup to eliminate any corruption in the old backup files.
Nothing changed: Session either times out or i get the same error message: itunes could not back up iphone because iphone disconnected. It always happens during step 3 out of 4 which is "transfering purchased apps from iphone to PC" and comes after step 2 which is backup.
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hi there,
i've found a great & simple solution for this problem
just open your iCloud acc on iPhone
turn off calendars (it wil ask you to keep info or not - KEEP IT!)
and turn back on (MERGE!)
now SYNC it..
and that's it
PS in my case it was contacts so the procedure is the same..

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I keep getting the message that my registry settings are missing for importing and burning cd's and dvd's. Why?
I've completely uninstalled iTunes per the support instructions and reinstalled. But I still get the error message each
time I click on the iTunes icon. I went into iTunes support and searched for registry settings and got an error message 404.
It was no help.

Hey JWeaver208,
Thanks for the question, and great troubleshooting so far. If you continue to see this message after uninstalling and re-installing iTunes, you may need to install the device filter in the Windows registry, as outlined in this resource:
iTunes for Windows: "Registry settings" warning when opening iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3299
Thanks,
Matt M.

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I downloaded the icloud software on my computer in order to sync calendars and contacts using Windows 2007, but I keep getting an error message when trying to sync my icloud and Outlook calenders - can anyone help with this?

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Thank you for providing the details of the calendar issue you are experiencing with your iPhone. I recommend following the steps in the section titled "Troubleshooting on Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Outlook)" in the following article to assist with syncing your calendar events between your devices:
iCloud: Troubleshooting iCloud Calendar
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3999
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
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Sheila M.

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I have tried restoring factory settings but iTunes simply will not restore from back up & I'm not sure what else to do!
Any advice would be much appreciated.

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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3427840?start=0&tstart=0
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/icloud-outlook-problems-syncing-calendar/

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