After customizing my new Dell PC to my needs and of course my User
Account "Claudia", downloading and installing various
programs such as ZoneAlarm, AdAware, Spysweeper and Tweak UI, I restarted.
==> Then - instead of seeing my desktop settings, the system logged me in as
Adminstrator.
===> I went to Control Panel, see if I can switch user accounts, but the
user "Claudia" was not there anymore. My Documents under "Claudia" are, but
that's about it.

=>> How can I return to the previous state, logging on as "Claudia"?

In news:0A802220-1BBF-4F18-B6A3-45668B3B151E@microsoft.com,
cloud36 <cloud36@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> After customizing my new Dell PC to my needs and of course my User
> Account "Claudia", downloading and installing various
> programs such as ZoneAlarm, AdAware, Spysweeper and Tweak UI, I
> restarted. ==> Then - instead of seeing my desktop settings, the
> system logged me in as Adminstrator.
> ===> I went to Control Panel, see if I can switch user accounts, but
> the user "Claudia" was not there anymore. My Documents under
> "Claudia" are, but that's about it.
>
> =>> How can I return to the previous state, logging on as "Claudia"?

You could do a system restore, but this will remove your tweaks/installs. Do
the event logs show you any errors?