HT201210 I lost most of my music & my apple password is not being recognised.  I tried to restore to a previous backup to no avail.  Using Iphone 3 - help

Please help!!!
I finally downloaded the new changes to ITunes.  I am on Windows 8 & have an Iphone 3.
What happened was that I lost all my music & tones.
I used the laptop to go back to my last backup to restore only to find that it would not restore my music.  Also, fb is not downloading as an ap anymore.
Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this please.

Facebook requires iOS 4.3 or 5.0 or higher, neither of which the iPhone 3G is capable of running.
To get the media back on the new computer, copy the ENTIRE iTunes folder from the old computer to the new computer.
FYI backups do not include media or apps. The media and apps must be in the iTunes library on the computer.

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