Would like to condense some code.

[eluser]Damien K.[/eluser]
I've simplified your code to the following. The below code should work for you. Note that I extended the CI_Input class to support a set_post() function that sets data in $_POST.

Code:

function _populate_contact()
{
    if($this->userlib->logged_in())
    {
        $this->load->model('User_model', 'user_m');
        $userid    = $this->session->userdata('userid');
        $result    = $this->user_m->name_and_email($userid);
        $this->input->set_post('name', $result['name']);
        $this->input->set_post('email', $result['email']);
    }
}

Code:

<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');

class MY_Input extends CI_Input
{
     function __construct()
     {
         parent::CI_Input();
     }

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------

    function set_post($field, $value)
    {
        $_POST[$field] = $value;
    }
}

You need to complement this using set_value() in your view. I mentioned that you should look into the manual for the Form helper functions. An example below:

Code:

<input type="text" name="email" value="<?=set_value('email')?>" />