Lost laptop syncing issue

I have suffred a loss of a laptop which means I cannot sync my phone to itunes without losing my music library. Is there a way to set up a new itunes allowing me to sync the stored music from the phone (iphone 4)? Any help and advice gratefully received?

gm1964 wrote:
I have suffred a loss of a laptop which means I cannot sync my phone to itunes without losing my music library. Is there a way to set up a new itunes allowing me to sync the stored music from the phone (iphone 4)? Any help and advice gratefully received?
Well, the EASY way is to restore the backup of your lost laptop to your new computer. If that's not an option think about it for the future, and see this user tip: Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive

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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842284/en-us
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“Well, I can see the recent emails of the account in Outlook, but emails older than 3 months don’t show in Outlook, I can see these emails on Web, why?” It’s time to consider the Sync Filter.
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I can sync all folders but emails in one folder don’t sync properly, how does this happen? Please check the Send/Receive Settings.
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Every time I try to sync my iPhone 6 Plus with iTunes, the sync process gets stuck on step 5 of 5 (waiting for changes to be applied). The longest this has occurred for is 2hrs. After this time I have stopped the sync and ejected my iPhone.
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Just wanted to updated my original post and give some more information on this issue that I'm having with my iOS devices running iOS 8.0.2 and iTunes 11.4.
Firstly I just want to updated my details about what version of Mavericks I'm running. I'm running 10.9.5 - I put the wrong version down in my original post.
So over the last week, I have had a few phone calls with Apple Care an am dealing with a senior technical advisor about this issue.
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OS - PC: WinXP on both and Service Pack 2 on the IBM and SP3 on the Dell
OS - Phones: Ranges from 4.2 to 4.6. I typically use 81xx, 83xx, 88xx and 9000 Bold and up phones but sometimes the 8700/7100 series too. If you want real specific I have 8100, 8120, 8130, 8300, 8310, 8330, 8800, 8820, 8830 and 9000 (from the UK). I can't divulge any other phones but I think that is enough.
Sync - I mean syncing phone to computer. Not email. I have described this in my OP so no need to get more detailed than that
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Phones - Listed above
I see from your sig that this is a community forum. Hopefully you guys can help me and if not I'll need to contact RIM.

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