IPhone - Syncing with computer

As this is my first post, I apologise if this has been dealt with elsewhere.
I have a new computer with office 2007 installed, and of course itunes. I have my trusty 3G iphone, and it syncs all my contacts / calender / etc, but I cannot drag any music to an from the iphone. I had it synced with my old computer, and the question I need to ask is do I need to de-authorise that one before syncing with my new one again. Also the new computer does not want to sync my apps, and every time I try to it will delete them.
My ipod works on both computers as I am in the process of moving my music to my new computer.
Please help

"If I understand the answer correctly there is no way to transfer the music from my iphone to my new computer. "
Yes, with the exception of itunes purchased music. You can click File>Transfer Purchases in itunes with iphone attached.
You should always back up your music/pics/docs/etc.
"What about all of the other data and applications that I bought?"
Same as music, with the exception that you can download the app again for free - you cannot re-download music for free.
"I purchased music that I can no longer play, except on my iphone because I changed computers. Is that correct?"
This is incorrect. You can move the music from your old computer to the new one, via your back up, DVD, external drive, etc. If it is itunes purchased, then you can transfer to your computer from your iphone.
Again, you should really have a back up copy of all of this data.
"What about my calendar, contacts, etc?"
If you have at least one unique contact and calendar entry in your new computer, you should get the option to merge the data when you sync your iphone.

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