>I am now able to get some output from "Disk Management". I had run a CHKDSK from the "XP Recovery Console" prior to trying. I continue to be unable to list the drive's content by clicking on it in Explorer (but Properties continues to work and display correct information).
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>Disk Management shows:
>Layout = Simple
>Type = Dynamic
>File System = NTFS
>Status = Healthy
>Capacity = 69.24GB (which is correct)
>
>Since I have backed it up I am tempted to do a FORMAT. But I have this nagging feeling that ity's something in the OS that has gone amiss.
>
>Any suggestions?

Verify backup before formatting.