How do I resolve sync issues between mac address book and iPhone

I have iPhone 4 (iOS 5.1) and OSX Lion, ITunes 10.6 and use iCloud.
In Itunes I do not have 'Sync Contacts ticked' as it says my Contacts are being synced over the air. If I put contacts on either device then they do not sync with the other devise.
If I do tick this box then my iPhone contacts duplicate but the contacts on Address book that are not on iPhone do not transfer and contacts on iPhone do not go to address book!
Any ideas with any settings etc. that I can do to resolve this. It all used to work fine before iCloud but even after turning iCloud off this no longer works.

I had the same problem. The following link solved my problem, in particular "Step 5". The regestry entries did the job. I think there is a problem with the iTunes 64-bit installer.
http://randomwindowstips.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/windows-7-itunes-9-software-is -not-installed/
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