New computer. scared to sync

i bought a new laptop and am trying to sync. everything syncs except my music. keeps telling me that if i sync all of my music on the iphone will be replaced by the music in my itunes library, which are the songs that came on my laptop. any help would be appreciated.

Turn off automatic syncing when the iphone is not connected. Go into edit < preferences < syncing tab < then turn off automatic syncing.
Then, make sure your computer is authorized. (Go into the store drop down menu and select authorize computer)
Then, go into file and select transfer purchases.
That should resolve your issue.
PS, this only works if your music is purchased form the itunes store.

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Hi HB3207!
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
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Regards,
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