How do I sync iPhone to new PC with same Apple ID?

Hello -
I have a new laptop PC and would like to use it with an iPhone 4 that I have had for a year now. The phone was originally set up using our iMac, but I now would like it to be principally associated with the PC. I have set up iTunes on the PC to be "authorized" with the Apple ID that the iPhone was associated with.
If I plug the iPhone in to the new PC, given that it will still be associated with the original Apple ID, will I run in to any problems?
Basically, I want the iPhone to remain as is (apps, songs, photos, etc.) but want to use the new PC for backup, sync, etc. from now on.
THANKS!
Doug

doogles wrote:
Is this true even if the new PC uses the same Apple ID as the original computer?
Yes.
doogles wrote:
... Might it be possible to backup the iPhone to icloud, erase the contents of the iPhone using itunes on the new PC, then restore the phone (using the PC) to the backup on icloud?
Yes, but not everything on your iPhone gets backup.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2584
Surely there's a way to do this... People are regularly replacing their computers and don't have to start all over with their iPhones.
Smart IT administrators make at least 2 backups to minimize lost.
Best for you now is to copy the whole iTunes library over from the old computer.

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