Just changed jobs and have now gone back to more of an IT based job.

Anyway approx 10 years since I opened some of my files in Word and Excel and
low and behold some of them are password protected.

Obviously I have all the files on discs but am unable to access them.

Is there a way around this?

If there is how do you do it?

Any help would be greatfully appreciated as some of the calculations done
previously in excel were done over a couple of weeks not just hours.

Thanks in advance

Jonesy

The password protection of Office documents are not as secure as one would
think and there are a number of utilities available that will crack Office
passwords. Some are share ware, others have to be purchased. Google
"Password Recovery" and peruse the pages that come back, I'm sure you'll find
something that will work.
--
Kevin Backmann


"Jonesy" wrote:

Just changed jobs and have now gone back to more of an IT based job.

Anyway approx 10 years since I opened some of my files in Word and Excel and
low and behold some of them are password protected.

Obviously I have all the files on discs but am unable to access them.

Is there a way around this?

If there is how do you do it?

Any help would be greatfully appreciated as some of the calculations done
previously in excel were done over a couple of weeks not just hours.

Thanks in advance

Jonesy

http://mcgimpsey.com/excel/removepwords.html

if they are on workbook or worksheet level

--

Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

Northwest Excel Solutions

Portland, Oregon




"Jonesy" wrote in message
...
Just changed jobs and have now gone back to more of an IT based job.

Anyway approx 10 years since I opened some of my files in Word and Excel
and
low and behold some of them are password protected.

Obviously I have all the files on discs but am unable to access them.

Is there a way around this?

If there is how do you do it?

Any help would be greatfully appreciated as some of the calculations done
previously in excel were done over a couple of weeks not just hours.

Thanks in advance

Jonesy

Are you looking for Windows Password cracking (set when Save As) for opening the
files or for Workbook/Worksheet protection for manipulating the data of the
file?


"Jonesy" wrote in message
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: Just changed jobs and have now gone back to more of an IT based job.
:
: Anyway approx 10 years since I opened some of my files in Word and Excel and
: low and behold some of them are password protected.
:
: Obviously I have all the files on discs but am unable to access them.
:
: Is there a way around this?
:
: If there is how do you do it?
:
: Any help would be greatfully appreciated as some of the calculations done
: previously in excel were done over a couple of weeks not just hours.
:
: Thanks in advance
:
: Jonesy

Yes

I set passwords on several files a few years back through the save as option
but cannot remember them.

Do you know of a way around this. The other guys gave me some advise but
without going out and paying for some software was unable to unlock files.

Any help would be appreciated

"**Gail**" wrote:

Are you looking for Windows Password cracking (set when Save As) for opening the
files or for Workbook/Worksheet protection for manipulating the data of the
file?


"Jonesy" wrote in message
...
: Just changed jobs and have now gone back to more of an IT based job.
:
: Anyway approx 10 years since I opened some of my files in Word and Excel and
: low and behold some of them are password protected.
:
: Obviously I have all the files on discs but am unable to access them.
:
: Is there a way around this?
:
: If there is how do you do it?
:
: Any help would be greatfully appreciated as some of the calculations done
: previously in excel were done over a couple of weeks not just hours.
:
: Thanks in advance
:
: Jonesy

Went thru several pages but unable to find anything for free.

Do you know of any???

"Kevin B" wrote:

The password protection of Office documents are not as secure as one would
think and there are a number of utilities available that will crack Office
passwords. Some are share ware, others have to be purchased. Google
"Password Recovery" and peruse the pages that come back, I'm sure you'll find
something that will work.
--
Kevin Backmann


"Jonesy" wrote:

Just changed jobs and have now gone back to more of an IT based job.

Anyway approx 10 years since I opened some of my files in Word and Excel and
low and behold some of them are password protected.

Obviously I have all the files on discs but am unable to access them.

Is there a way around this?

If there is how do you do it?

Any help would be greatfully appreciated as some of the calculations done
previously in excel were done over a couple of weeks not just hours.

Thanks in advance

Jonesy

The files were password protected at the save as option password to open files.

Still unable to unlock the files.

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

http://mcgimpsey.com/excel/removepwords.html

if they are on workbook or worksheet level

--

Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

Northwest Excel Solutions

Portland, Oregon




"Jonesy" wrote in message
...
Just changed jobs and have now gone back to more of an IT based job.

Anyway approx 10 years since I opened some of my files in Word and Excel
and
low and behold some of them are password protected.

Obviously I have all the files on discs but am unable to access them.

Is there a way around this?

If there is how do you do it?

Any help would be greatfully appreciated as some of the calculations done
previously in excel were done over a couple of weeks not just hours.

Thanks in advance

Jonesy

I am confronted with the same problem.
Have you been able to solve the issue?
Cheers.



"Jonesy" wrote:

Just changed jobs and have now gone back to more of an IT based job.

Anyway approx 10 years since I opened some of my files in Word and Excel and
low and behold some of them are password protected.

Obviously I have all the files on discs but am unable to access them.

Is there a way around this?

If there is how do you do it?

Any help would be greatfully appreciated as some of the calculations done
previously in excel were done over a couple of weeks not just hours.

Thanks in advance

Jonesy