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Landyman

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Silly question, but if you have forgotten your password for a protecte
sheet, is there anyway of getting round this

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Bob Kilmer[_2_]

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Yes. The password can be "cracked." Do a search for the details. This is a
common question. I would have to look it up if I needed it, too.

"Landyman " wrote in message
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Silly question, but if you have forgotten your password for a protected
sheet, is there anyway of getting round this?


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Greg Wilson[_4_]

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You can actually unlock worksheet protection (exploiting a
bug) with just two lines of code. However, I don't wish
to make it public here. I mention this as a sobering
reminder about Excel's worksheet protection.

The following solution obtained from John Walkenbauch's
site requires at least a little VBA knowledge:

http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/faqs/pw.txt

Regards,
Greg

JE McGimpsey

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Take a look he

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

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Landyman wrote:

Silly question, but if you have forgotten your password for a protected
sheet, is there anyway of getting round this?


Landyman[_2_]

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THanks for your help, has helped me out of a pickle.

Is there anyway that will allow me to see what the old password was
More out of general interest than anythin else

CHeer

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