Damon Brandt said:
Is there a way to recover lost passwords for word docs
You'll probably have to use a commercial service. There are a few free
WinWord password crackers, but they only work with very short passwords.
You can Google for commercial crackers. One that I've tested is
http://ref.decryptum.com/?114479
which will decrypt and display part of the doc for free - you pay only
if you choose to download.
Disclosure:
If you use that URI and choose to download the decrypted file, I may get
a commission.