HT1766 Restore failed and lost all data :(

hey there,
i recently tried to update my iphone to the newest version of iOS. i plugged into itunes, on my pc, and let the show start. after the download occured, and the back up happened, i was instructed that itunes was not the most current version. so i uninstalled itunes and installed the new version, as, for some reason, it wasnt happening automatically. after the new version was installed, needless to say, the old back up wasnt there. so i couldnt restore the phone to its most current back up. the new version of itunes that i downloaded did not restore the phone with all of its contacts and pictures... however, all of the apps that ive downloaded seem to still be in my itunes. i tried restoring the system to the time right before i uninstialled the old itunes... didnt happen. whats strange to me is that the phone update didnt happen until the new itunes was installed. at that point my phone still had all of its contacts. i might have restored to factory settings any suggestions of how to restore an old backup?

There should be no need to uninstall iTunes to install a new version, that may be the underlying issue.
Contacts should be synced to a supported app or cloud service, simply sync them back to the device.
Pictures taken with the device should be on the computer, simply sync them back.
Do the backup files actually exist on the computer? If they do not, there is nothing to restore.
iTunes places the backup files in the following places:
Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
Note: To quickly access the Application Data folder, click Start, and choose Run. Type %appdata% and click OK.
Windows Vista and Windows 7: \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
Note: To quickly access the AppData folder, click Start. In the search bar, type %appdata% and press the Return key.

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