I have locked a file up in word and was wondering if there was a way to
bypass the password protection or to rid the file of the password?

Hello=

No sarcasm intended, but Password Protection would be pretty much worthless
if you could, wouldn't it?

A knowledgeable techie _may_ be able to remove the protection, but the risk
of rendering the file unreadable is very high. Your best bet is to intensely
search your own memory banks and try to remember your password combined with
"trial & error".

Good Luck |:)

"bmcollie" wrote:

I have locked a file up in word and was wondering if there was a way to
bypass the password protection or to rid the file of the password?

Someone set a password in my system (years ago), and of coarse, I had no
access to it. I had to hire a Microsoft Certified Technician to go into the
Registry, hunt down the password, and delete it. It was way over my head,
and still is.

"CyberTaz" wrote:

Hello=

No sarcasm intended, but Password Protection would be pretty much worthless
if you could, wouldn't it?

A knowledgeable techie _may_ be able to remove the protection, but the risk
of rendering the file unreadable is very high. Your best bet is to intensely
search your own memory banks and try to remember your password combined with
"trial & error".

Good Luck |:)

"bmcollie" wrote:

I have locked a file up in word and was wondering if there was a way to
bypass the password protection or to rid the file of the password?

Word does not use this kind of password; the password itself is used to
encrypt the files, so deleting it from the Registry would not help.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"katin42" wrote in message
...
Someone set a password in my system (years ago), and of coarse, I had no
access to it. I had to hire a Microsoft Certified Technician to go into
the
Registry, hunt down the password, and delete it. It was way over my head,
and still is.

"CyberTaz" wrote:

Hello=

No sarcasm intended, but Password Protection would be pretty much
worthless
if you could, wouldn't it?

A knowledgeable techie _may_ be able to remove the protection, but the
risk
of rendering the file unreadable is very high. Your best bet is to
intensely
search your own memory banks and try to remember your password combined
with
"trial & error".

Good Luck |:)

"bmcollie" wrote:

I have locked a file up in word and was wondering if there was a way
to
bypass the password protection or to rid the file of the password?

It was a long time ago, didn't say it was Word, but Windows system. Now I
can't remember the details, but the problem was resolved, and never happened
again. : )

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Word does not use this kind of password; the password itself is used to
encrypt the files, so deleting it from the Registry would not help.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"katin42" wrote in message
...
Someone set a password in my system (years ago), and of coarse, I had no
access to it. I had to hire a Microsoft Certified Technician to go into
the
Registry, hunt down the password, and delete it. It was way over my head,
and still is.

"CyberTaz" wrote:

Hello=

No sarcasm intended, but Password Protection would be pretty much
worthless
if you could, wouldn't it?

A knowledgeable techie _may_ be able to remove the protection, but the
risk
of rendering the file unreadable is very high. Your best bet is to
intensely
search your own memory banks and try to remember your password combined
with
"trial & error".

Good Luck |:)

"bmcollie" wrote:

I have locked a file up in word and was wondering if there was a way
to
bypass the password protection or to rid the file of the password?