Can I sync music to my iPhone using a different iTunes library

Hi guys,
I've seen various discussions on the net concerning this subject, but none of which provide a clear answer. Long story short, my last laptop broke, I now have a new laptop, but am unable to sync music to my iPhone because it's a different iTunes library. When I click manually manage music, I am prompted with a message stating that I'd have to delete all of the music from my iPhone to continue (which freaking *****). I am just wondering if there is a way around this.
Thanks,
LW

Oh, it appears the sync from playlist malarkey works. Hurray!

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With you iPhone connected to iTunes check to see that you did not set your iPhone to manage music manually.

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