How do be sure I don't lose contacts when I update to ios5

I have a 3G iphone and have read the horror stories of losing all your contacts. I have backed up the iphone to my Windows 7 computer. I have transferred all my purchases to itunes. I have heard that many people are finding that the backup doesn't restore. My contacts are for my business and I can't afford to lose them. Don't have time to copy each one down. Should I just forego the update?

They lose their backup's because they rely on the automatic backup's that are performed when you plug your phone in.
Those are temp backups, and should not be relied on. Make a manual backup -> right click device name, select backup. That will create a backup that will not be erased or replaced.

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