I lost all my apps on iPad 2 and I can't even restore it. Help?

Hello,
Few days ago I was downloading an application but for some reason it kept freezing, so I thought I might just turn it off and on again. Once I turned it on again, ALL my apps were swiped clean... even the default apps like Settings or App Store were nowhere to be found ! I tried doing the search thing on the right on web or wikipedia, but it kept giving me errors. I finally tried restoring it with my laptop but it kept giving me an error.. I tried all the solutions they suggested from the help page.. and still NOTHING! I dont know what else I can do! Please help?
P.S: My photos are still on it, I could locate them from the drive when I plugged it to my laptop.

Hello,
Few days ago I was downloading an application but for some reason it kept freezing, so I thought I might just turn it off and on again. Once I turned it on again, ALL my apps were swiped clean... even the default apps like Settings or App Store were nowhere to be found ! I tried doing the search thing on the right on web or wikipedia, but it kept giving me errors. I finally tried restoring it with my laptop but it kept giving me an error.. I tried all the solutions they suggested from the help page.. and still NOTHING! I dont know what else I can do! Please help?
P.S: My photos are still on it, I could locate them from the drive when I plugged it to my laptop.

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