New iphone5 with older computer?

I just purchased an Iphone 5. I connected it to my computer I have a macbook 13" that I bought in 2009, and it is telling me that it needs itunes 7 to run it. I tried downloading the latest itunes and when i try to install it is says I need Mac Os X 10.6.8 or later. My computer is running 10.5.8 and when I check for updates it says there are none. How do I get my iphone 5 to work on my computer? Specifically to connect to itunes so I can put all my music and apps on it.

The foundation of the software is the OS. Yours is OS 10.5.8. All Apple software is updated for free through Software Update under the Apple menu. In other words, don't waste your time downloading iTunes or any other free Apple software that is already on your computer. Software Update will find all free updates that work with your basic OS version.

Bottom line is you need to buy an OS 10.6 DVD from Apple. Call 1-800-myapple and ask to buy it, US$19.95.To install it…
-- Restart while holding the option key for 30 seconds.
-- Insert the DVD and wait a few seconds for it to appear on screen.
-- Select the DVD icon, and press Return.
-- Go past the language selection, continue, continue, agree, blahblah and install.

Installing a newer version of Mac OS DOES NOT erase anything, but if you have any old software, such as Photoshop 7, or MS Office 2004, it may not work with OS 10.6.

After installing and restarting, use Software Update under the Apple menu. After installing all updates and restarting, use Software Update again-- it can only find the highest updates after some lower updates are installed.

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