I downgraded vista to xp - I copied my itunes folder from my documents onto an xp readable drive - so I thought I had backed up the files for itunes - It shows all of my toher files I ahd on the iphone but the contacts are missing.

anyone know what the file name is for the iphone contacts file?

dude, I think u should have selected with what u synced your contacts..... windows mail, outlook or so....... if u didn't than you're fried.............

I did nto select anything windows per say however it keeps its own file type of your contacts