Need to update iOS version without losing content

One of our users has an iPhone 4 with iOS 4.3.5. Their PC at home which they use to synchronise music, photos, etc is broken and they need to upgrade to iOS 5.1, which I could do here in the office, but iTunes says "all content" would be lost.
How can I update their iPhone to iOS 5.1 without losing any content?

You cannot.
The iPhone is designed to sync to one and only one library.
Attempts to sync (which is required to update) will wipe the content from the device and replace it with content from the new library.
They need to fix or replace their home pc and then upgrade.

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