Help, my iPhone will not restore

Yesterday i was downloading some application from the app. store and after that, i was unable to open any application at all, even the app. store would freeze if selected.
So i decided to restore the phone, but after backing up, it stays forever on restore and then after 1 hour it stops restoring...
What else can i try?

See here - http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#error6

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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Here is the best resource when experiencing issues restoring your iPhone.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694
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