After IE7 Auto Update, where did everything go?!?!

Windows Automatic Update downloaded IE 7 for instalation. I was running IE 7
Beta. My OS is XP Pro.
When instalation of IE 7 was supposedly complete, the computer restarted and
appears to have reset/re-installled XP Pro. My Documents folder is empty.
Outlook is empty. My Program files still exist, and the drive has 50 out of
60 gigs used- same as it did prior to IE 7 instalation.
I have tried multiple restore points and none of them have worked (error
message of 'can not restore to previous restore point' type message).
Desperate for some help. Unfortunately my back-up is corrupted.
I was running the most recent Norton Internet Security as well as Windows
Defender.

Thanks in advance

Try logging into your system via the Administrator and reviewing the
Documents and Settings folders and users under this directory set. If you
still have the same amount of disk space used as before most likely you're
ok. It may be that you have a folder johndoe and another one
johndoe.domainname or something similar.
Your Favorites of IE6 will be under the Favorites folder of the 'older'
"johndoe" user.


"EvilG" wrote:

> Windows Automatic Update downloaded IE 7 for instalation. I was running IE 7
> Beta. My OS is XP Pro.
> When instalation of IE 7 was supposedly complete, the computer restarted and
> appears to have reset/re-installled XP Pro. My Documents folder is empty.
> Outlook is empty. My Program files still exist, and the drive has 50 out of
> 60 gigs used- same as it did prior to IE 7 instalation.
> I have tried multiple restore points and none of them have worked (error
> message of 'can not restore to previous restore point' type message).
> Desperate for some help. Unfortunately my back-up is corrupted.
> I was running the most recent Norton Internet Security as well as Windows
> Defender.
>
> Thanks in advance
>