IPhone contacts to computer

I realize this is probably a dumb question, but I must ask it anyway. I entered all my contacts into my iPhone manually and after a little scare today decided I should back them up so I wouldn't have to reenter them the long way again. I know you can sync contacts off your computer to your iPhone but can I get my contacts off my phone into my computer without having to enter them one by one? Whats the best way to go about doing this and what program should I use if its possible. Thanks.
Jared

Since you have a Windows PC, contacts must be stored in one of the following compatible contact managers:
Outlook Express (Windows XP only)
Windows Contacts (Windows Vista only)
Outlook 2003
Outlook 2007
Yahoo!
Calendars must be stored in one of the following compatible calendar applications:
Outlook 2003
Outlook 2007
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306071

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