New Computer + old iPhone = no Apps?? jeeez louise....

Hello ,
So I gets my new mac book Pro, all shiney and whatever. My iPhone 4 was synced and backed up to the old mac book Pro see. So I gets my iphone back up files from the old book and put them in the new book Library>Application Support>Mobile Sync thinking i'm all this an that with being clever. I then reboot the phone so I can sync with the new book, music gone, but that's cool for school cause I gots that backed up.
So the new book it makes it's own new back up, then asks me if I wanna sync with 'this' computer - with me?? Good. so all my pics, settings all good in the hood same as before. So then I goes the Apps back up folder, open with itunes they appear i start movin them around getting them all tidy and shippy shape. Press sync - no way hose!! You gotta authorize this machine to your itunes account - OK OK done, easy. Not so Joe - problem is itunes recognises the new book as authorised but eeach time i try and sync the apps - "you gotta authorize this computer the frickin itunes whatever blah" I'm goin around in frickin circles here! Can anyone help with this I mean jeez what the donald duck??
Thanks,

Unless you maintained a backup for your original computer that included your iTunes library and photos transferred from the computer to your iPhone, some of this data available on your iPhone may be lost.
The sync process for iTunes content and for photos transferred to your iPhone is a one way transfer process only - from your computer to your iPhone.
Contact info, calendar events, and bookmarks is designed to be synced with the supported application on your computer. With Windows, this can be with Outlook 2003 or 2007 for contact info and calendar events, or with the address book used by Outlook Express with XP or the address book used by Windows Mail with Vista - the name change for OE for contact info.
iTunes includes an option to transfer iTunes content that was purchased from the iTunes store from an iPod or iPhone, but this is for content that was purchased from the iTunes store only.
First you need to authorize the new or different computer with the same iTunes account with iTunes. With your iPhone connected and without syncing, at the iTunes menu bar go to File and select Transfer Purchases From - the name of your iPhone.
Photos transferred from your computer to your iPhone are optimized for viewing on your iPhone via the iTunes sync process. Since the original resolution of these photos would be lost if it were possible to transfer such photos in the opposite direction, Apple doesn't include a method for doing so. I believe there is a 3rd party utility that provides for this, but the original resolution of these photos will be lost, and such a utility is not supported by Apple if it causes any problems.

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