Updated iphone 3g software and LOST ALL CONTACTS!

PLEASE HELP! I updated my iphone 3g to the latest software the other day and in return got a clean iphone.... no contacts, no notes, no nothing!
I think I read everything posted here, and I already tried:
1. importing from sim - got nothing.
2. restoring iphone, then re-synching from backup - got nothing.
I don't even seem to have the location of the backup files on my desktop hp - is that even possible?
Please help - totally lost without my 300+ contacts.... Thank you!!

Yea I guess that now. It would be nice to have known this prior to doing an update. Apple's self help guides do quote that the contact information is contained within a backup:
Backed-up information includes purchased music, TV shows, apps, and books*; photos and video in the Camera Roll; device settings (for example, Phone Favorites, Wallpaper, and Mail, Contacts, Calendar accounts); app data; Home screen and app organization; Messages (iMessage, SMS, and MMS), ringtones, and more. Media files synced from your computer aren’t backed up, but can be restored by syncing with iTunes.""
It also seems crazy that the backup would store recent calls i.e. the numbers but not the names they are linked too. Oh well I hope Apple either edit the above clause or make an easier way of backing up contacts to itunes. I don't want the numbers on my phone to be merged on my email program!

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