Need to locate contacts on my machine. Lost all contacts in recovery.

So I have 2 PCs (old and new) and I was initially(for the last 2-3 years) using my old one with itunes for my IPhone. I just updated Itunes and the software on my phone and my phone went into recovery mode. The only solution that worked to get my phone out of recovery mode was to restore it on a different machine (my new pc). I have moved all my music and apps to my new machine with no problem. Now, I need to find my contacts on my old pc and move them to my new one so I can add them to my phone. The problem is, I do not know where to find them. I have looked in outlook and it has no contacts (possibly because i never used it). Also, my old PC will not recognize my iphone when it is connected, so i can not use that. Is there a way to force itunes to find a device?
Any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!
This is driving me nuts!
Thanks,
Milan

You have the right idea but the wrong location. ..Apple Computer\Mobile Data\backup (I think; it's been a while since I used Windows). But the folder name is backup. And it's a folder, not a file; it is hundreds or thousands of files, depending on how many apps you have.
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