How to restore my old 3G on a new (used) 3GS ?

I have a 3G and have not got a used 3GS, and would like to copy all from my 3G to my 3GS - but how do I do this ?
I have just done a sync and a backup of my 3G, and have now plugged my 3GS into iTunes. If I choose to restore from a old backup up, I can only choose one from 27 feb 2010 !! I'm I doing this right ?

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Windows 8: \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
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