Reinstalling Norton Online Backup

Help!!!

 

I have recently purchased a Sony VAIO pc with Norton Online Backup software pre-loaded & have decided to use the 60 day free trial.  I live in the UK.

 

Coincidentally, shortly after setting up the back up, my pc crashed & needed to be taken back to the beginning, consequently all the files etc were lost.

 

The pc is up & running again, but I now need to reinstall the back up software.  I have read a couple of Help topics: one suggests removing my pc before reinstalling it, but I understand that this will also delete all of the backed up data that i want to reinstall & the other suggests add my pc again, but giving it a different name.  I have tried this lattter option, but the installation process will not give me a 'name' option, so I end up with two pcs of the same name!

 

Where am I going wrong?  I REALLY don't want to lose my backed up data - especially my contact adrresses!

 

P.S. Is there any way of reading your contacts on line?

 

Thaks in anticipation.

 

 

Help!!!

 

I have recently purchased a Sony VAIO pc with Norton Online Backup software pre-loaded & have decided to use the 60 day free trial.  I live in the UK.

 

Coincidentally, shortly after setting up the back up, my pc crashed & needed to be taken back to the beginning, consequently all the files etc were lost.

 

The pc is up & running again, but I now need to reinstall the back up software.  I have read a couple of Help topics: one suggests removing my pc before reinstalling it, but I understand that this will also delete all of the backed up data that i want to reinstall & the other suggests add my pc again, but giving it a different name.  I have tried this lattter option, but the installation process will not give me a 'name' option, so I end up with two pcs of the same name!

 

Where am I going wrong?  I REALLY don't want to lose my backed up data - especially my contact adrresses!

 

P.S. Is there any way of reading your contacts on line?

 

Thaks in anticipation.