After a crash, forced to partially reinstall XP Pro on system (C) drive. Performed a backup of all files. After re-installation system, recognized secondary partition (E)at XP startup and runs chkdsk. After logon XP then denies me access to files claiming corruption of (E)drive. Using administration rights, find my secondary drive is listed in some storage windows as without FAT or NTFS. (It is NTFS.) Other admin windows drive is not mentioned at all. Cannot access it, or change drive letters or get to my picture files. Also note about thirty GB of drive has disappeared from this (E) drive partition. Other files and partitioned drives on other seperate hard drive all ok. Suggestions anyone ?? for restoring access to drive (E) and those files I should have backed up on CD. (Doh!! slapping forehead again.)