System Restore ended with a message saying that it could not complete. Now,
in addition to the usual entries, Documents and Settings has a new one -
Richard.RCR-T4215. My regular account is Richard and the tree of folders
under it is apparently still intact. The new entry contains only the files
and folders that one would see in a newly created account.

At the Welcome screen only one name is displayed - Richard. However when I
enter my password I am taken to the Richard.RCR-T4215 desktop in Documents
and Settings.

The Tablet manufacturer's tech support had me run their Recovery and Utility
CD to recreate Windows XP on the C: drive. Instead their program formatted my
external hard drive instead of the C: drive and wiped out my only Complete
Backup plus numerous other backup files. Somehow all of the System Restore
points have been deleted except for the one that could not complete normally.

I can see all of my data folders and program folders. When I try to execute
a program it thinks I am a new user. None of the settings in my Registry are
available since I am actually logged on to the new (erroneous) account.

If I could trick Windows into letting me get into my own account I think
everything would be back to normal.

I am sending my external hard drive to a lab to see if anything can be
recovered from it.

Anybody have any ideas?
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Richard R