IPhone 3GS - new PC with blank iTunes?

Hi all,
My laptop died beyond repair.  I have an iPhone 3GS and I have installed iTunes on my new PC and when I load it, with my iPhone attached, it is blank.  I have made a copy of my photos but dont want to lose my contacts, calendar entries and apps.  How can I get them all into my new iTunes without all the system files/folders?  I have been assured it can be done, but cant find another article on the Support forum.
I use the phone for business which is why all these things are important to me.  If I lose my music library it wont be the end of the world...but if this can be transferred too this would be great!
I also use iCloud and my calendar items and contacts appear to be there okay...
Any help gratefully received!
Sarah

If you have important business information you must have made regular backups of your laptop, so just restore the most recent backup to the new computer.
If the information wasn't important enough to back up there is still hope, but I suggest not making the same mistake twice.
See this user tip for recovering most of your data from your phone: Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive

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