Transfer iPhone backup settings from old pc to new mac

Hey
I'm currently running my iPhone from a laptop running iTunes on XP but am hoping to buy a mac to replace it because it's old and the performance isn't great these days.
I know that when I plug my iPhone into my current laptop it backs up my settings, saves my texts etc but what will happen if I plug it into a totally new computer?
I don't want to lose my messages etc when I get a new computer, so do I need to somehow transfer the backup that is saved on my pc to the new computer before syncing the iPhone or will it backup automatically when I plug it in for the first time without me actually losing any data?
I can't find a tutorial for this anywhere, only for transferring from phone to phone...

While not a direct answer, I have found that finding info here in Apples Knowledge Base not very friendly.
However, using Google to do it for me makes it far easier.
Here is a sample search:
http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&newwindow=1&q=iphonetransfer+backup+filessite%3Asupport.apple.com%2Fkb
Note how I told it to only search Apple's knowledge base.
This may help you find the answer you are looking for faster.

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