"Setup as new" - will it erase it?

I am sure I'd previously connected my iPad Mini to this laptop, but iTunes is giving me the "Welcome to your new iPad".
I've spent ages googling this and...
Half of the Internet says that 'Setup as new' does nothing but tell it you don't want to use a backup to set it up. Which makes sense.
The rest of the Internet is adamant that it will wipe everything and that you should right click and transfer purchases (however, this is not an option if its wanting you to set it up as new - just Eject or Restore from Backup).
I'm tempted to go with Setup as new, but there are even people on this board who say it wipes it blank...

Setup as New
1. Settings>General>Reset>Erase all content and settings
2. You'll be asked twice to confirm
3. You'll see Apple logo and progress bar
4. You'll see a big iPad logo on screen
5. Configuration start
6. Set language
7. Set country
8. Select Network and input Password>Join
9. Enable Location Service>Next
10. You'll be given 3 options (a) Setup as New iPad (b) Restore from iCloud Backup (c) Restore from iTune Backup
11. Select Setup as New iPad

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I'm sorry you think it's a silly question. I did read the guide and it doesn't say how to set it up as a new device without deleting everything. Next time you find a "silly" question maybe you can just move on so it doesn't offend you instead of judging without helping.
To everyone else
Thanks for your advice and links, unfortunately nothing seems to answer my question.
Here's my situation:
1) Bought a new iPhone from Verizon last month
2) The iphone activated without me having to connect to iTunes
3) In the interim, I took photos, downloaded apps, texted friends, etc
4) I wanted to load music, so I plugged it into iTunes
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I also tried checking "Prevent iPads, iPhones, and iPods from syncing automatically" in iTunes
I just want to put music on my phone but can't seem to get past iTunes wanting to set it up and I'm afraid it'll delete everything if I do.
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iTunes 10.6.3.25
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Use your backup copy of your computer to put everything on the new one.
It sounds like you have failed to do this, which is not good at all.
You will have to transfer your itunes purchases from your iphone. Authorize your computer for your itunes account
About iTunes Store authorization and deauthorization
Open itunes, plug in iphone, do NOT sync, click File>Transfer Purchases
When you do sync you will lose your pics ( photo library - synced from your old computer), your itunes content ( music, apps, videos,etc) , your contacts and your calendars. So do NOT sync yet. This is why a backup copy is so important.
Enter one unique contact and calendar entry on your computer.
When you first sync, you should get the option to merger the data. Choose it.
If you want your pics, then you will need to e-mail them to yourself before you sync. They will not be of the original quality as they are reduced when synced to iphone.
When all is as goos as it can be, then backup your computer, and always maintain the backup.

HT1351 We had 2 computers: his itunes library on one, and mine on the other. We got rid of both of those and got a new computer. I put music on the new computer. My ipod songs are not on itunes. Will I erase them if I sync? How do I add new music?

We had 2 computers: his itunes library on one, and mine on the other. We got rid of both of those and got a new computer. I put new music on the new computer. My ipod songs are not on itunes on the new computer. Will I erase them if I sync? How do I add new music?

See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
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