how can i unprotect an excel worksheet when i have forgotten passw
 

I have an excel worksheet that has been protected and I can't remember the
passowrd. Any ideas on how to unprotect the spreadsheet

Depends on what was protected and how it was protected. There are password
crackers available for free on the web -- do a Google Groups search using
"excel" "password" "cracker" as keywords. You'll find VBA code that you can
cut and paste into a VBA module; when you run that code, you'll eventually
(in a few seconds) be shown a password that you can use to unprotect a
worksheet. But if the worksheet has been protected more strictly, maybe via
protecting a VB project, there's no inexpensive and straightforward
solution, at least not one that I know of.

Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.

--
C^2
Conrad Carlberg

Excel Sales Forecasting for Dummies, Wiley, 2005


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I have an excel worksheet that has been protected and I can't remember the
passowrd. Any ideas on how to unprotect the spreadsheet