Password protected Word Doc

Doublespresso

I ahve forgotten the password to a password protected Word file I created about a year ago.

Is there anyway I can open the file or retrieve the password?

thomas01155

go on tools options then click security and type your password you want.

Doublespresso

thomas01155 wrote:

go on tools options then click security and type your password you want.

The "options" item is shaded (disabled)

to clarify: I am trying to open a file that is already protected with a password

Stompa

There are numerous utilities out there which claim to be able to find the password:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=word+doc+password+recovery

amcluesent

Word 2003 password protection can't be 'cracked' but you can use one of the utility programs to try all possible passwords. As that will take forever, you should (hopefully) know what sort of password you used (i.e. all letters) and limit the search to just the alphabet. Of course, if you used a proper word, a dictionary attack will solve the password in a few seconds!

Doublespresso

it would have been a regular word. Any suggestions of a free tool to crack the password?

geordie_joe

amcluesent wrote:

Word 2003 password protection can't be 'cracked'

Not true :rotfl:

I have a program I got in 2001 and it cracks Word 2003 passwords in millesconds, even when run from a floppy disc.

chuckles1066

Doublespresso wrote:

it would have been a regular word. Any suggestions of a free tool to crack the password?

http://www.freewordexcelpassword.com/word_password.php