How do I add songs to my iphone using a different computer?

The original computer I used to import songs onto my iphone has crashed.  I now have a new computer that I am using.  I can add songs to the itunes library and update my iphone, however my iphone will not import any songs from the computer.  How can this be fixed now that this is my only way of adding new music?  Could my old computer being windows vista and my new computer being windows 7 have anything to do with it? help!

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Iphone will sync with one and only one computer.  Syncing to another will erase the current content. This is the design of the iphone.

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