ITunes will not allow me to put music (or anything else) on my iPhone. HELP

Recently got a new laptop which means the new iTunes had to be downloaded unfortunately. Now, iTunes will not let me add files to my iPhone 4s WITHOUT erasing all contents and syncing with the current itunes library (says it is synced with another itunes library). Here are the things i am aware of and have tried:
1: backing up your iphone to the computer does not backup anything but settings (thanks for telling me iTunes) SO, I made the mistake of erasing all my songs and other files and was forced to re-source all of my music.
2: I tried to check "manually manage music and videos" but it will not let me apply without AGAIN erasing and re-syncing with my current library
3: It seems that any time i put something new or remove something in the library it tells me my iphone belongs to another library and wont manually sync
4: I have authorized my new computer to my itunes account
5: My music has NO "!" next to them
6: I have checked "do not sync automatically"
7: I have checked "sync only songs and videos"
8: All of my songs are checked when i try to manually drag them into my phone (produces a red cross out symbol)
9: when it re-synced the first time it pulled 9 songs into my iPhone which it now will not let me delete from my iPhone
10: my iPhone has plenty of capacity, im only putting 300 songs on it and its empty soooo
11: I have reinstalled / updated this terrible software twice so it cant be that.
If apple intends for you to erase your phone every time you want to add even just one more song, they would be adding to their list of blantant failures in the past year. Someone please tell me this is not the case. HELP

Hey! I had the same problem you did just today when I was trying to get my second iPhone to sync. What you need to do with music or anything extra that you doing you have to creat a second playlist or picture or anything that you would like to use, so that you can add to the second device that you are going to be using. I am not sure if that will help but it helped me out a lot!! Good luck!

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