Old iPhone, Old Computer, New Hard Drive

My wife's hard drive crashed in her PowerBook G4.
I want to sync her iPhone 3GS to the new hard drive in the old computer, but iTunes warns me that it is going to sync and overwrite all her apps.
I have succeeded in syncing contacts, calendar, music, etc. It's the apps that I am trying to sync.
I have established her account in iTunes and authorized the computer.
I can't seem to find a definitive answer to this online.
Thanks!

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

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