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i created a word doc years back and created a password for it. now i dont
recall the password at all. is there some way i can save my file ?
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Hypnosis or truth serum: your choice.

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i created a word doc years back and created a password for it. now i dont
recall the password at all. is there some way i can save my file ?


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It's always such a pleasure to deal with unhelpful jerks like you, thanx.

Try this: http://www.rixler.com/word_password_recovery.htm


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i created a word doc years back and created a password for it. now i dont
recall the password at all. is there some way i can save my file ?



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Fine if you want to turn over your credit card details to someone who cracks
passwords for a living. Notice they don't tell you how long it will take
their software to crack your password if it is even moderately strong. Terry
pretty much has it right. Password protection on forms is easily overcome,
but for documents that are encrypted, Internet software is pretty much a
waste of time/money.

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"Tom Ponta" wrote in message
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It's always such a pleasure to deal with unhelpful jerks like you, thanx.

Try this: http://www.rixler.com/word_password_recovery.htm


"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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Hypnosis or truth serum: your choice.

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"manini" manini @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message
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i created a word doc years back and created a password for it. now i
dont
recall the password at all. is there some way i can save my file ?





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So he recommends hypnosis or truth serum? Why not tea leaves or a ouija
board as well? I'll concede your points have merit, but wise guy responses
to requests for help serve no purpose I can see. There are ways around
revealing CC numbers as well, if that concerns him.

Buddha

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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Fine if you want to turn over your credit card details to someone who
cracks passwords for a living. Notice they don't tell you how long it will
take their software to crack your password if it is even moderately
strong. Terry pretty much has it right. Password protection on forms is
easily overcome, but for documents that are encrypted, Internet software
is pretty much a waste of time/money.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Tom Ponta" wrote in message
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It's always such a pleasure to deal with unhelpful jerks like you, thanx.

Try this: http://www.rixler.com/word_password_recovery.htm


"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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Hypnosis or truth serum: your choice.

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"manini" manini @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message
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i created a word doc years back and created a password for it. now i
dont
recall the password at all. is there some way i can save my file ?







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CC numbers may interest me if I knew what they were?

As Suzanne says, PW crackers are a waste of money/time. And the better the
password you use (such as a totally random 12-character password) , the
longer the crackers take to work because they use brute force - perhaps
months before it finds the key.

Hypnosis would be far better value

Terry Farrell


"Tom Ponta" wrote in message
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So he recommends hypnosis or truth serum? Why not tea leaves or a ouija
board as well? I'll concede your points have merit, but wise guy
responses
to requests for help serve no purpose I can see. There are ways around
revealing CC numbers as well, if that concerns him.

Buddha

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Fine if you want to turn over your credit card details to someone who
cracks passwords for a living. Notice they don't tell you how long it
will take their software to crack your password if it is even moderately
strong. Terry pretty much has it right. Password protection on forms is
easily overcome, but for documents that are encrypted, Internet software
is pretty much a waste of time/money.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Tom Ponta" wrote in message
...
It's always such a pleasure to deal with unhelpful jerks like you,
thanx.

Try this: http://www.rixler.com/word_password_recovery.htm


"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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Hypnosis or truth serum: your choice.

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Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"manini" manini @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message
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i created a word doc years back and created a password for it. now i
dont
recall the password at all. is there some way i can save my file ?





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