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Paddy

How to Remove forgotton password for Excel Workbook?
 
Hi,

Im trying to unprotect a workbook to allow me change worksheets names etc.
Password has being forgotton by user.tried change password in general options
under file-save as but this has not worked when i got to unprotect it says
wrong password? Can anyone help with this PLEASE? thanks in advance

PAddy

FSt1

hi,
xl security is not that great. there are a number of third party software
packages that will crack xl passwords.

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/password.htm
http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/removepwords.html

here are two. do a google. you'll find more.

Regards
FSt1


"Paddy" wrote:

Hi,

Im trying to unprotect a workbook to allow me change worksheets names etc.
Password has being forgotton by user.tried change password in general options
under file-save as but this has not worked when i got to unprotect it says
wrong password? Can anyone help with this PLEASE? thanks in advance

PAddy



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