I created a word document using MS Word from my Office XP package and
assigned a password to protect it. Actually it is a file I don't wish my
teenage children opening and reading. Anyway I can't remember the password or
for some reason the password I believe I used is not working. How can I open
the document? I need to be able to reset the password or remove it or
something first, but how can I do that?

Without the password you cannot open this encrypted document. There are
password cracking tools available on the internet which you can attempt to
use at your own risk, but note that while their demos may seem spectacularly
quick with four digit locks, things get a lot slower when using real world
passwords, and you could find that it takes days (or longer) of continuous
processing to crack the password.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




Eagle69 wrote:
I created a word document using MS Word from my Office XP package and
assigned a password to protect it. Actually it is a file I don't wish
my teenage children opening and reading. Anyway I can't remember the
password or for some reason the password I believe I used is not
working. How can I open the document? I need to be able to reset the
password or remove it or something first, but how can I do that?

In addition to what Graham has said, if you think you remember the password,
there's a chance you are typing it wrong. Passwords are case-sensitive, so
make sure you don't have CapsLock on and are not capitalizing (or failing to
capitalize) inappropriately.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Eagle69" wrote in message
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I created a word document using MS Word from my Office XP package and
assigned a password to protect it. Actually it is a file I don't wish my
teenage children opening and reading. Anyway I can't remember the password
or
for some reason the password I believe I used is not working. How can I
open
the document? I need to be able to reset the password or remove it or
something first, but how can I do that?