Can't even restore my iphone 4?

My iphone seems to be in a crashing loop,
every minute or so it crashes again, over and over.
I have tried the hard reset (Hold the buttons on top and bottom()
I have alot of important stuff on it, But I need my phone working today for my job,
It appears I can't even restore it off itunes before the phone crashes in mid restore and itunes tells me that it doesn't recognize the phone,
any help to force a restore?

To me, itunes restore is my LAST option. Since its not working for you, i'd suggest getting an unlocked iPhone 5 or any other phone to replace your broken iPhone 4. I know the iPhone 5 is kinda pricey, but you've gotta a job. Hope this helps

Try to enter in DFU mode and restore it. Check this out for the process http://jailbreakhome.com/put-iphone-in-dfu-mode