Sync with new windows laptop

I had a laptop I used to Sync with my iPhone 5 and I no longer have access to it. I purchased a new laptop with Windows 8 and iTunes loaded but I need to have iPhone files (music, photos, videos, apps, etc.) to be transferred to the library. I believe in an older version of iTunes you could opt for the device have priority over the iTunes library but it doesn't seem to have that feature anymore (if it ever did).
I downloaded a free app (AVGO) and backed up all the files (except for the apps!!!) to my laptop. It also gives you the option to export the files to iTunes library but I don't think it did! I don't have any Photos in iTunes (there's no option for Photos at all!) and my playlists don't show.
Is there a painless way to sync the laptop to my iPhone 5? It is bizarre that iTunes does not provide that functionality! Thank you in advance
Kevin

Carolyn - thanks, but I had already authorized my new laptop.  When I try to Sync, essentially nothing happens - for about a second iTunes says it's synchronizing my iPod, which it recognizes as mine, but then the iPod immediately says it's ready to disconnect.  The iPod has about 65 gigabytes of songs on it and for several years, with my old, original laptop, when I synced, iTunes would update any new downloads and playlists onto the iPod.  Since I got the new laptop, I have about 2-3 GB of new music on it and a few new playlists and they won't update to my iPod.  I hate to have to "restore" the iPod, which I think overwrites everything on the iPod and would likely take 3-4 hours at the 1 song per second figure I've seen quoted, but if that's the only way to do it, I guess I can.  Any other suggestions? 

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