Every time i plug my iphone into computer it wants to erase and sync

iphone was originally linked to my laptop... however i never transferred anything from the laptop to the iphone. i now want to use my desktop to transfer music. so i plug in the iphone, click the checkmark next to sync music. it says that the iphone is currently synced to another library and do i want to erase and sync? so i erase and sync and pick the music i want and transfer it to my phone. I unplug the phone, plug it back in again. in itunes it shows the music sync as unchecked... so i click the box to sync music and it says its associated with another library and it needs to erase and sync.
i have done this 4 times now. and everytime it wants me to erase and sync even though i just did it on the same computer with the same i phone 3 times in a row. i don't get it, why won't itunes/iphone sync with the new itunes library on my desktop??? what can i do to fix this issue?
i'm using newest itunes 11 on windows 8.1 computer. the computer has not been authorized... does this make a difference as to why the sync won't stick?
BTW i also hate how apple makes you sync your phone, android is so much easier to just plug the phone in and transfer your music/videos manually. never have a problem doing that. Only when apple tries to make it so easy it gets way more complicated than it needs to be!

Hi joy145,
If you are having issues syncing and would like to manually manage your content, you may find the following article helpful:
Apple Support: Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1535
If you are still having issues or continually prompted to erase and sync, you may want to try restoring your iPhone to factory settings before moving your data over (either via syncing or manually):
Apple Support: Use iTunes to restore your iOS device to factory settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1414
(Note: Restoring iOS software deletes all your data and content from your device, including songs, videos, contacts, photos, and calendar info.)
Regards,
- Brenden

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