I forgot my password to unprotect a document

[dda]

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?

 

[Idaho Word Man]

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.

 

[Graham Mayor]

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

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[Beth Melton]

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.
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