ITunes not syncing photos to iPad

Hi,
Following an iTunes upgrade I was left with iTunes not working on my Windows PC. Following help from another member, I removed all the Apple apps from my PC, deleted the recommended directories and reinstalled iTunes. The software is now working, but I'm having problems syncing my photos to my iPad.
When I tried to sync, the backup woudl work and apps appeared to be synced, but when it got to the photos it seemed to hang. I researched some similar issues on this forum which said to delete the iPod Photo Cache, so did that.
When I next performed a sync with my iPad, all my albums were deleted from Photos on my iPad, although I think the photos themselves may still be on there, juding by the amount of space assigned to Photos (as shown in iTunes).
Now when I sync my iPad with my Windows PC it doesn't take long to sync the photos, but I can still see no photos or albums.
My Photo Stream is still updating when photos are taken on other devices.
How can I get my photos to reappear on the iPad?

that didnt work unfortunately.
I have a new hunch however - I think it may be photos from my new camera that its not syncing. Im not sure why this may be though?!
My new one is a Nikon D5100 and the old one was a Nikon D50. I havent a clue why this may be. ( a few photos taken with the new camera ARE syncing accross though)
would anybody have any ideas why this may be?
thanks again!
N

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