Transfering my library from my iPhone to my formatted computer

Hey all,
I just had a serious computer problem and needed to format (I upgraded to windows 7 at the same time) all my music and applications were saved to my iPhone. I have my computer back and I'm wondering how to get the music back off my iPhone and onto my computer. if I try to sync from itunes it wants to erase everything. even though it should be the same library.

Welcome to AD!
It's not the same itunes library database file, is what that message means.
iTunes Library.itl, which got erased during the format.
You can use the Transfer Purchases feature Neil mentioned.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1848
Or get a 3rd-party ipod manager that supports iPhone to get everything back., not just purchases.
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/P2/
Another user posted they were happy with a program called "Mobile Sync Browser" that also got back all their app data.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11913465#11913465

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