HT1202 when i check "manually manage" there is no "resulting dialog box" to click "ok" in. why? what do i do now?

How do I sync my phone with itunes from a second computer. Ive tried to change my setting to "manually manage music" but there is NOT a "resulting dialog box to click "ok" in and instead the same old box pops up offering to delete everything w my sync. what purpose does that serve? this is not user friendly! how often do you want to wipe out everything in your library? really? someone please tell me what to do before I stomp all over this phone!

wjosten is right, the iPhone is designed to only sync with a single computer and iTunes library.  Whenever you try to switch, iTunes will always erase all iTunes media from the phone first, then replace it with the media of the new library you are attempting to sync with.  You can authorize your Apple ID on 5 computers, allowing them to sync your purchased content, but this doesn't override the requirement that a single iPhone can only sync with a single computer at a time, and have it's iTunes media replaced when you change.
If all your iTunes media is on the computer you are trying to sync with you have nothing to fear, as it will simply be synced back to your phone again after it is initially removed.  If it isn't, you'll have to settle for the media that is in this iTunes library.  If you want to add media from a second computer, import it to iTunes on the computer you normally sync with rather than trying to sync with both computers.

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