I forgot my password to unprotect a document dda 12/29/2008 8:33:01 PM One of my coworkers was layed off. I have to work with some of his documents which he protected with a password. How can I unprotect them?

RE: I forgot my password to unprotect a document Idaho Word Man 12/29/2008 8:44:10 PM If he protected the files with a password to open them, there is no easy way around it. If he protected them with a password to modify them, you could open them, copy the contents, and paste it into a blank document. I have heard that on the Internet you can buy software packages that will hack passwords. Since I'm not particularly comfortable with entrusting my credit card information to people who make their living by hacking into other people's files, I haven't tried them. "dda" wrote: [Quoted Text] > One of my coworkers was layed off. I have to work with some of his documents > which he protected with a password. How can I unprotect them?

Re: I forgot my password to unprotect a document "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> 12/30/2008 6:29:59 AM Ask management (or the management's solicitor) to telephone him and obtain the passwords. If the documents are password protected against opening there is no practical way of getting past the encryption without the password. There is software available that will crack passwords ... eventually, but a strong password can take a seriously long time for a powerful computer, running around the clock, to crack. http://www.gmayor.com/Remove_Password.htm -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> dda wrote: [Quoted Text] > One of my coworkers was layed off. I have to work with some of his > documents which he protected with a password. How can I unprotect > them?

Re: I forgot my password to unprotect a document "Beth Melton" <bmelton[ at ]mvps.org> 12/30/2008 5:27:58 PM "dda" <dda[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C39B43AA-A449-4563-B373-82B2B32EA459[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > One of my coworkers was layed off. I have to work with some of his > documents > which he protected with a password. How can I unprotect them? If you are referring to a password that was used to protect the document, such as Filling in Forms, rather than a password to open the document, then create a new document and insert the contents of the protected document into the new document. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033.aspx