TS2776 I cannot get my IPhone to recognize my new computer; it's still looking for the old one.

My IPhone won't sync with a new windows 8 computer.  It's still looking for the old one.  How in the he11 do you change the name of the PC the IPhone looks for?

This user tip should be useful
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive

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