Please help need help restoring my Itunes library because of fatal PC crash

Wondering if there's any hope out there, turned on my PC last night and the useless piece of #"!! Crashed on me throwing out error messages about it's kernal, I've tried everything to get it to boot enough that I could log in on safe mode and make a backup of my Iphone's library however it decided to crash every time I got to the login.
I have been left with no choice but to format the hard drive & re-install the operating system, it's now running better than ever but you guessed it no library or any other files for that matter.
Point is I know just about every second time I plugged in my Iphone to synch a backup of the data on the Iphone would start, right now I'm scared to plug it in in casethat does not happen & it wipes all my songs and apps off the Iphone which I dont think I could replace nevermind the phone book.
I have re-installed Itunes and have authorized my acc on the new build but dont know if there is any way to restore the library from the Iphone.
Any help on this would be a real lifesaver.
yours sincerly
Soon to be MAC convert.

You should really back up important data, as hard drives can and do fail. I assume for the post, that you did not back-up your info.
You can, with the iphone attached, hit File>Transfer Purchase. This will get the songs purchased from itunes. The other songs, photos, etc. are likely gone.

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Downloading (using iOS or computer) past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519 - enabled with iTunes 10.3 and newer; not available in all countries; apps, books (not audiobooks), music, t.v. shows, and movies (some - not all studios have permitted this). Movies currently available in the USA only. Downloading previously purchased movies and TV shows requires iTunes 10.6 or later. Discontinued items not available. For items not included in the iCloud list (e.g., ringtones), or locations or computer systems where iCloud is not (yet?) available, you only get one download per fee paid. Apple notes it is your responsibility to back up your purchases.
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