Syncing iPhone on a new computer & not losing all your files???

So my boyfriend got a new computer (with Windows 7 OS) and is now wondering how to transfer all his music etc on his iPod and iPhone 3GS over to it. We have heard of Senuti but apparently you have to pay to use it and we're sure Apple has a solution for getting files from iPod/iPhone to computer. So how exactly do we go about doing this? I know when it comes to things purchased on your iPhone you can just transfer purchases to iTunes, but we're worried about all his music etc that was not purchased on his iPhone.
This is probably a really simple question, however any help is still appreciated! Thanks!!!

Since all music and all other iTunes content on his iPod and iPhone 3GS should be in his iTunes library on his old computer, he can transfer his iTunes library from his old computer to his new computer along with all other important data that he will need or want to access on his new computer such as photos, documents, etc. He can use his external drive that is used for backup purposes to backup all important data on his computer to transfer this data.
Copy the iTunes named folder in his Music folder on his old computer and with iTunes quit on his new computer, place the iTunes folder coped from his old computer in the Music folder. He will also need to authorize his new computer with his iTunes account with iTunes if he hasn't already done so. When launching iTunes on his new computer, the iTunes library should be identical to his iTunes library on his old computer and this will also prevent all iTunes content on his iPhone from being erased with the first sync with iTunes on his new computer.

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