Syncing iPhone 4 with New Laptop

I recently bought a new laptop and would like to transfer the music from my iPhone 4 to iTunes on this new computer. How would I go about this? I've heard it's not possible to sync a device with more than one computer, but I'd really like to figure this out so that I don't have to start from scratch and re-download 2,000+ songs since I didn't purchase them through iTunes! Also, I don't know if it matters or not, but both my old and new computer are PCs. Thanks in advance!

Hi muneeb_s1,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. 
Sorry that you lost your data through a HD crash and had to replace the HD. One of our other users posted a tip on how to sync an iPhone after you have replaced a HD. 
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "cra... | Apple Support Communities
Cheers,
Jeff D. 

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