How can i save all my text messages from an old iphone to iTunes on a PC?

My apps show up, but I can't get everything tansferred over. I have to save my old text messages for legal reasons as I am going through a divorce.

You should be able to simply back up your iPhone via iTunes and that will automatically save your iPhone text messages to your computer. If for some reason you also want to export them or print them from your PC there a various programs that will let you do that. Here's a MacWorld article with a few tips.
http://www.macworld.com/article/1151464/decipher_textmessage.html

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