How can I restore my new phone to my backup?

It wouldnt let me restore from my old back up to a new phone, so it made me register my phone as new, now i cant figure out how to restore from my old one so i get all my contacts back.

Hello mel1089,
Welcome to the Discussions Boards.
There are a couple of factors that may be contributing in this case. You list 10.4.5 for your OS version. The minimum system requirements for iTunes are currently 10.4.9 or higher.
See the requirements here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
I would suggest updating your OS X and iTunes by running Software Update at least twice to get any availble updates.
Information on the restore/backup process can be found in this article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Charles

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