Recovering Apps and Purchased Music

I just ran a clean install of XP on my PC (system froze and couldn't restore). I updated iTunes but none of the Apps I've purchased appear in my settings. Is there a way to recover those apps? Can I transfer them off of my phone back onto iTunes? And can I recover music I purchased through iTunes? Thanks for any suggestions...

iTunes will let you copy your purchased music etc. directly from an iPod/iPhone to the computer, you'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
I don't know if this includes purchased applications but they can be downloaded over again, see this article for details: How to redownload purchased applications from the App Store
If you have lost any any music etc. that isn't on your phone and that you didn't make a back-up of your purchases to restore from then I'm sorry to say that the policy on lost purchases is that you have to pay to download them again:
"Once a Product is purchased and you receive the Product, it is your responsibility not to lose, destroy, or damage the Product, and Apple shall be without liability to you in the event of any loss, destruction, or damage." iTunes Store: Purchased content can be downloaded only once
You could try contacting iTunes Store Customer Service and you might be able to persuade them to sanction a second free download. There have been occasional reports in the iTunes forum of this happening, however just be aware that they are not under any obligation to do so. If you click on this link you'll be able to email your query: Customer Service - iTunes Store Support
You might also want to check out these pages for future reference:
How to back up your media in iTunes
Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive

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