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  • L Lost User

    Really? What if he is trying to access his file, but he forget the password ? What if he downloaded the file from the Internet and it was locked ? . . There are a million of reasons to help him. On the other hand, What else Could be in that file ? - a list of all gmail, facebook accounts ? - or may be codeproject servers passwords ? - or me be this file is belong to the CIA, for some Russian military, with nuclear launch codes ? Another million of reasons to avoid, and help me. And Now We care about the world of computer to be safe ? Look around, on the Internet it's a corrupted world!, Look at our self, Show me any computer user read the agreement of any software, and press cancel ? And Yet We care ( Oh Noooooooo not the Word 2010 Password Noooo its wrong ) P.S: There are dozen of applications down there just too do as he ask, only what he is ask! , More over if he was not sure about his file, he would not ask about it here in codeproject or at least he would not do it with his REAL NAME this guy was asking innocent, hopefully get a manual solution for what he had ask, As you know developers had there ways.

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    0bx
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    Yes, it might be, but we don't know because he doesn't even bother to share us his story. Nor did he show any cooperation to solve his own problem, like sharing the information on how far he has gotten so far; assuming that he even bothered to google for an answer before coming here, which I doubt. But if you want to take up his cause, why haven't tried to find the solution yourself instead of trying to guild-trip others into helping him? I think you're both too lazy.

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    • R Roger Wright

      I don't know a whole lot about Word - I use it, but I don't like it much. Specifically, I don't know if it imposes its own security on documents, or delegates that authority to Windows. If the latter, though, you might try copying it to a new folder which has Windows permissions set to "Everyone," then using the Properties menu for the folder, select the option to propagate permissions to all documents in the folder. Alternatively, you might format a USB device to FAT32, then store it there - FAT32 has weak or nearly non-existent security, and Windows NTFS permissions will not be preserved. Of course, if Word implements its own security internally, you're probably screwed...

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      J4amieC
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      Roger Wright wrote:

      if Word implements its own security internally

      It does.

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      • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

        I am seriously getting tired of answers on the Internet questioning the approach instead of giving the answer. However, if you had instead told the OP that this is the wrong place for software questions : ) And to answer with your question, every so often, in large corporate environments I do tend to find the mystical locked document that no one can edit and no one knows who originally created. So it is a legitimate question. Oh, and since I never vote 1's and feel bad about it, you can vote down my how to make a geek happy post : )

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        Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:

        questioning the approach instead of giving the answer.

        And not only the approach, also the intent. If I ask a question in a forum about something I need to know, I really don't care to get into a lengthy discussion about WHY I need to to do it and if it's really what I should do/want to do/etc... :mad: Some people should keep their eye on the ball. GOOD CALL, Ennis! Apart from that, I agree with you: The right answer would have been: Try another forum!

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        • G gavindon

          while I see your point, in this case it was a legitimate question in my opinion. What if he is trying to get access to a doc he is not allowed to have? Just sayin .

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          Could be - could also just be that HE created the document a while ago and thought up the PERFECT password - which he - when it comes down to it - can even remember himself. That has never happened to you? It has to me. Heck, I can't even remember what I did last week. :confused:

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          • L lewax00

            That almost sounds feasible, just based on the fact that they ARE zip files (at least .docx are, not sure about .doc).

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            Kenneth Haugland
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            same goes in excel, anything with xlsx etc is a zip file...

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            • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

              I am seriously getting tired of answers on the Internet questioning the approach instead of giving the answer. However, if you had instead told the OP that this is the wrong place for software questions : ) And to answer with your question, every so often, in large corporate environments I do tend to find the mystical locked document that no one can edit and no one knows who originally created. So it is a legitimate question. Oh, and since I never vote 1's and feel bad about it, you can vote down my how to make a geek happy post : )

              Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost

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              Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:

              I am seriously getting tired of answers on the Internet questioning the approach instead of giving the answer.

              He didn't question the approach he suggested asking the person who created the document. It could well be that this guy has stolen a document containing the personal detail of everybody with Jr. in their name, so he can start hacking their bank accounts; just as soon as some damn fool tells him how to crack the password.

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              • A Adeeb Ali

                Hi People, I have a Word Document 2010 and is password protected. I want to view the document but cannot view it. I tried various steps to remove the password but was not successful. Could anyone share me a tool or .bat file that will help me remove the Password.

                Regards Syed Ali

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                Mark_Wallace
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                It might be possible to print it, depending on the security settings. Right-click, choose "Print".

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                • 0 0bx

                  Yes, it might be, but we don't know because he doesn't even bother to share us his story. Nor did he show any cooperation to solve his own problem, like sharing the information on how far he has gotten so far; assuming that he even bothered to google for an answer before coming here, which I doubt. But if you want to take up his cause, why haven't tried to find the solution yourself instead of trying to guild-trip others into helping him? I think you're both too lazy.

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                  0bx wrote:

                  I think you're both too lazy.

                  I post a solution, in previous post, But I think you're too lazy, to read it. And Guess what People in codeproject vote my post down, How Ironic! They don't want to help him. I like to share information here in CodeProject but really some members attitude, force me to rethink of my strategy. Sad but true....

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                  • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

                    I am seriously getting tired of answers on the Internet questioning the approach instead of giving the answer. However, if you had instead told the OP that this is the wrong place for software questions : ) And to answer with your question, every so often, in large corporate environments I do tend to find the mystical locked document that no one can edit and no one knows who originally created. So it is a legitimate question. Oh, and since I never vote 1's and feel bad about it, you can vote down my how to make a geek happy post : )

                    Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost

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                    Keith Barrow
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                    Pete's was a perfeclty legitimate question IMO. The OP could well have a good reason for wanting to get into a spreadsheet, equally this could be an attempt to crack the security on something.

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                    • CPalliniC CPallini

                      :laugh: (Was about to try it).

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                      Bassam Abdul Baki
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                      Ditto! I know for Family.Show extensions, it works.

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                      • A Andrew Rissing

                        Doc's are not, but anything with an 'x' at the end for Office 2007+ are zip files under the covers.

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                        Bassam Abdul Baki
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                        Thanks! I did not know that.

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                        • A AspDotNetDev

                          Maybe, if you provide the password...

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                          fjdiewornncalwe
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                          +5 for the chuckle.

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                          • A Andrew Rissing

                            Doc's are not, but anything with an 'x' at the end for Office 2007+ are zip files under the covers.

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                            lewax00
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                            Don't forget XPS documents too. They aren't all that common but they follow a similar format.

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                            • 0 0bx

                              change the extension to .zip; then 'extract' it in a new folder. In that folder there should be a file called "settings.xml". You can find the password in there, just remove it and save. Zip the files again and change back to the original extension. Wouldn't it be cool if that actually worked? :-\

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                              GenJerDan
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                              Windows won't even let you try to do it. Don't know what would happen on another operating system, but it looks like an encrypted ZIP file (which it is).

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