Lost all data on computer, want to sync back from iPhone

Hello, first of all thank you very much for helping me, and sorry for my bad english.
I have a iphone3g which connects to windows Xp trough an itunes 9.0.2.
My problem is:
I had to format my hard disk so I've lost my itunes libray and all files wich were included it. By the way I've reinstalled the iTunes. I've found an older libray and sat it up iTunes to use that folder/libray.
The only problem is that this libray has an 50% diference that my iPhone has. I mean the half of the files (music, movie,calendar etc.) are different. I noticed it when i connected my iPhone to the iTunes, because iTunes wanted to replace all my sings and applications on my iPhone as it is on the (old) libray. I've noticed it and disconnected my iPhone from the CP.
I've tired to create a new fresh empty libray and copy all my media from my iPhone to the new libray. But it said the iPhone could be connected just one lbray. (Which seems to be my "old"libray.) I dosnet want to connect my iPhone to the old libray because it will cause the loss of the half of my songs. I neither cant find the libray which is the same as the one on my iPhone nor copy my songs to a new libray.
My songs were not imported to the itunes libray folder but were on their own place. It means that I have not lost my data, just the configuration (playlist, rateing, playcount, wich files were selected to add to the itunes, !applications! , etc.)
Oh yes, there is an other thing. My newly bought applications were synced to the lost libray, and they could not be found in the "old" one, just on my iPhone. But as i said, I can not connect my iPhone to a new libray.
I hope I've described it well, and you can help me please.
Waiting for your answer.

This user tip is very helpful and the instructions are easy to understand. Read it and do what it instructs you to do and you should be good to go.
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https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

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