I hardly think that Word documents saved in 1994 had XML metadata stored
along with them. And so, the information on your page would not be useful.
Secondly, why do the disk files need to be copied to flash memory before
being put on to a hard drive? And for that matter, why can't the files be
opened from a flash drive?
Thirdly, there are MANY tools out there that use different techniques to
open a Word document that is password protected, here is just one example of
a very good tool:
http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/d...sword_14353_p/
I'm sorry Graham, but your information is just either wrong or not
applicable in this circumstance.
-Scott
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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There are two issues here - accessing the files and accessing the
protected documents. The first can be overcome by copying the discs to
flash memory and then you can copy them to the hard drive to access them
(DON'T access then from the flash memory).
If you don't know the passwords to open the documents, the chances of
opening them are slim to non-existent. The documents are encrypted and you
need the password to break the encryption. - see
http://www.gmayor.com/Remove_Password.htm
--
Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
Water and Trees wrote:
In 1994 I prepared documents saving them to 3 1/2" discs. Recently
found the discs (there's a whole box) and would like to access them.
No slot on my current computer for them, but have a friend whose
computer does still allow discs. My problem is wanting to by-pass the
passwords I set for myself back in 1994.
These are basic Word documents and there may be a few WordPerfect
documents on these discs as well. I just want to get by the
passwords and get to the documents.
Any suggestions are appreciated!
Thanks,