Incorrect.
The Vista Calendar/Mail application is an update to Outlook Express, not Outlook. There are several ways to sync, a simple Search of the forums will net you a result.
TEG
You need to sync *contacts*? Yes, iTunes will sync contacts to the Touch from Windows Contacts. But why did you ask about the calendar, if all you wanted was to sync contacts? As far as I know, the calendar and contacts have nothing to do with each other...
do you know what the options for syncing calanders are, like can you snyc from any of the following, windows mail, windows calander, microsoft works calendar?(you see all i really need is a program apart from outlook that will sync the contacts to the ipod touch!!!