How to sync contacts after ios5 update

i just updated my iPad2 and iPod Touch 4 to iOS5. I was going to move to iCloud but got a warning that I should first make sure one of these devices has an up to date Calendars and Contacts before I do that. I checked both devices and noticed that my Contacts are not up to date on either device. I tried syncing them in iTunes but it says Syncing has been disabled on this computer. Then it asks me if I want to enable it and I click YES. Then it tells me Syncing cannot be enabled on this computer.
When I go to System Preferences, MobileMe, I click on Sync and get a message "Sync Unavailable An unknown error occurred while performing a sync operation. Please check your account and network settings, then try again." That doesn't tell me much since my Network settings haven't changed.
Now I seem to be stuck.

To clarify, iPhone Contacts disappeared after the iOS 5.0.1 update, even though I DON'T use MobileMe or iCloud; I sync with iTunes. Follow the instructions in TS2481 but skip the MobileMe section. Instead, scroll down to "For issues syncing contacts and contact groups in Address Book" and expand the text.
Hope this clears things up.
..Mike

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