Hi judith, I do not know what is Windows Auto Recovery. I have never encountered this problem. Perhaps someone else on the list can assist you. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: Judith Bron To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 11:52 AM Subject: auto recovery pane What is windows auto recovery? How can you access it? My computer crashes and I'm told that some documents have been placed there. I just don't know how to access them. Thanks, Judith