Dave, I just got another read-only password-protected Word file from my boss and I’m hoping there’s a way to sidestep the password because he gets really mad every time I ask him to unlock the file and/or send me an unprotected version. I dunno if this is legal, though. Can you even answer this for me?
Okay, everyone who thinks this is illegal, click here and you can go shopping instead. 🙂
Good, we’ve gotten rid of those sticklers and can talk about the relatively simple technique that you can use to sidestep the password protection on a Word file. Is it illegal? I don’t think so, since it’s a document that your boss sent you.
Here’s how you crack the password protected Microsoft Word file:
First, open the document and do a “Save As…” specifying Rich Text Format (RTF). It’ll end up being called something.rtf.
Now open the RTF file by double-clicking on it. It should look identical to the original Word file.
Final step: save the RTF file with a new name as a Microsoft Word format document.
That’s all there is to it. You’ve sidestepped the read-only lock on the file your boss sent you and are good to go.
In terms of actually breaking the password on a file that has it set as the “open file” password, that’s beyond the scope of what I’ll write about here. But I will say that there are some Google searches that can probably help you track down plenty of tips on doing just that.
Awesome! Just got BIG brownie points with my boss :p Thanks!!!
Hi there,
i have word 2007 which is asking password. i tried my best to crack it but could not.
My system requirement is below.
Windows service pack 2
MS Office 2003
Could you please help me out.
Dave,
A friend of 2 years ago (who is now deceased) created a .pdf file for my business. They made a flyer for me. My business has now changed i.e. phone number, address, etc. I have tried to change the .pdf to a Word doc which turned it into a .rtf. I still can’t make any changes to the document because it wont let me. Every time I put my cursor on the screen it just sits there no letting me do anything. I just want to change the phone number and address. Please help. emellmehere@Yahoo.com
How can I crack password of my MS word file ?
because i forget my passward ?
HOW TO OPEN MS-WORD2007 PROTECTED FILE. I AM FORGET PASSWORD. SO PLZ SOFTWARE UNPROTECTED THE FILE.
hi
i have a problem with a file that has been password protected and the computer the hard drive came out of has died i cant open the file it says it cant be opened or overwritten i am desperate it has alot of uni work in this file please help if you can is there a way i can put the hard drive in another computer and make it work or can i open the file
i realy hope you can help
thankyou very much for your time
regards bill
This didn’t work for me in Word 2007. But when I saved the file in ‘Open Document Text’ format it worked exactly as described. Cheers.
I typed a document and protected it with apass word, but i forgot it.what can i do////
I cannot get any of this to work. I have a word document in excel format that appears to be password protected or something. I just want to edit information in the footer and cannot do it. What other options are there?
I am using microsoft word 2007 and I protected one of my word doc as password for open . Now I had forgot the password . The word doc asks password even to view the contents.I can’t able to save the docs in .rtf format. Please help me to open my file which is a very important file.
Hye, i’m using microsoft office 2007 and using window 7, anyone can help me to remove password from microsoft word. i really need that doc. plss~
I cannot open my password protect word file. I try all the suggestion above, it keeps asking me Enter password to open file. I have no way to save or do anything. Please help! Thanks!
This did not work. I did everything and this is not possible in Word 2007!!
Dear Friends,
Am having the ms word 2007 with the password protection. I forgot my password but i need this file for my future referance, can you please any one help me to open the file.
1) Please how can I break the password to open my undergraduate Ms Document which I have forgotten.
2) How can I disabled my DVD ROM & USB and later enable them in Linux for the purpose of security of my documents
3) Is it possible to break into my passworded system which is using Vistal
Thank you
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! You have just saved me a million hours of headache!!
i have a MS Word 2007 file named “all my passwords.docx” now i forgot my password. how to open. if anybody have an idea please suggest.
Thanks a Bunch in advance.
Rama
hello dave,
i have a problem in remembering the password which i set on one of my word document……..such that i so much encryte it that i cant view the content and change anything on it and cant even resave it……..kindly pls help.
thank.
thks Mr.Dave
lol…. just open it in wordpad… works like a charm
my email id is :
majimungsan@gmail.com
Hi guys,
I saved a .docx file with password, after one year, i forgot the password and now I need the information inside it. If you have ways and means, please, send me email how to unlock the .docx file.
Do help me, please.
Thanking you in anticipation.
mungsan
These site is expansive…
did you try the word unlocker? isn’t free… 🙁
Hi, many thanks but NONE of the options above worked, very frustrating – i am working with Word 2007 through windows 7, i couldnt break the document from the password protected status. It als insisted on running an “information management rights services” check, talking about court orders and things…so so frustrating, all we wanted to do wsa fill in a form!
((((((((((((((((!!!!!!!!!!!!))))))))))))))))))
You forgot one crucial step.
ONCE YOU OPEN THE NEW DOCUMENT YOU HAVE JUST RENAMED, CLICK [STOP PROTECTING]. AND YOU WILL NOTICE YOU DON’T HAVE TO ENTER A PASSWORD.
Hi,
i have protected my word file with a password but i lost the password which i had written in a diary.Please mail me and help me its a very important file.
Please send me by a software i want to open my all ms-office protect file.
it is urgent please send a link file with crack no.
Thanking You
Manish Bhargava
please send me the craker tools for microsoft word.
thanks
hello friends, i am unable to open my Word Document File , its protected with a password. i try many more but i cant to crack the file. plz help how to open or crack my word Document file.
This works for Word XP (2002) if, at the end, you open the new doc you created and do the following: click on Tools, then Unprotect Document. Viola! Everything will be unlocked. Thanks, Dave, next I’ll click on the link to buy you a cup of coffee!!!
I have a laptop but i formated the laptop and password of ASUS Data Security Manager it change after format when i download ASUS Data Security Manager when i want to open the files not allow please help me how i can open and recovery the password
Thanks Andy. Your post was exactly what I needed to unlock a document so that I could work on it.
Cheers,
H.
Hello Sir
i cant able to open a word document file which it was protected by a password i cant open the document the method was given above i tried it
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see the thing is for me it doesnt let me go to save as let alone reach the rtf thing.If i close the password box and then try to go to save as the option is blacked out.I tried doing it in word pad like one comment suggested,i got the file open but it was in some weird format which which all boxes nd smbols and gibberish
i just opened a pw protected docx (could not edit nor cut-n-paste from it), saved it as a word 2003 doc, opened it, went to review>protect document>un-ticked editing restrictions and voila!!!
>>–contrary to popular myth, MICROSOFT does NOT rule the earth, CHRIST does!–<<
What about read only Excel files?
hi,
i forget my word doc password how to get back that in xp
Awesome, Dave. Thanks for this.
Thanks very much for that – stripping out the HTML password section was soooo (Alt Shift F11 easy once I knew what to do. Thanks again,
Neil
was using Word 2003
Hi. I have been searching every where for my technical solutions and at long last am sure you are the solution. pliz help me in this two issues that i have been struggling with;
I was browsing when i came across a site that claimed they could speed up my pc. iaccepted and what happened next worries me alot. the computer went blank and when it restarted it had an admin password. so am requesting if you can help me in
1. how to crack the admin password
2. how to crack word document password.
thanks in advance for your help
Hi Dave, Please help me out i lost my word paasword. I tried a lot and i couldn’t able to retrive it please help me out. my mail id : balaji.gp3@gmail.com
i am not able to open word document i tried out all suggestions , rtf format, xml , txt didnt work .
can you suggest any other trick, I am working on xp word 2003 format.
Hi Dave,
This worked a treat…you saved me a lot of perspiration on what I considered as the alternative.
Many thanks,
Fred
Sir
I have forgot the passowrd of my imp word file. Now the problem is while i open my file it asking for the password. so i cant change the extension of that file too. also i have rename the extension of that file from doc to rtf & then vice versa but still its not working.
Plz help me me to solve this issue
Regards
Amit Kumar
Great tip! This was exactly what I needed to help me out. You rock.
I cannot get a word 2003 document to save in .rtf format! I only get two options when I try to “Save as” and they are both Microsoft Word documents. Has anyone come across this before?
For anyone having problems with PROTECTED Word 2007 documents, try this
1. Open the protected document in Word 2007
2. Save the document as a “Word XML Document”
3. Open the XML document using Notepad
4. Search for and remove the documentProtection XML tag including the “<” and “>” – see below
5. Save the XML document
6. Open the XML document in Word 2007
7. Protection gone 🙂
<w:documentProtection w:edit=”forms” w:enforcement=”1″ w:cryptProviderType=”rsaFull” w:cryptAlgorithmClass=”hash” w:cryptAlgorithmType=”typeAny” w:cryptAlgorithmSid=”4″ w:cryptSpinCount=”100000″ w:hash=”rlylpUVRYgTZNzvcP4CFYTcISV0=” w:salt=”4Akmxfm0igQhWYeAZ4BpcS==”/>
sir , i forget my password of microsoft office word 2003. how can i broke the password .plese sujjest me soon.
DEAR SIR,
i have lost passord , to using file .doc ( word document file,)
its very imp doc , so how to get password , do have help me,
or give us , modified solution on that one,
waiting reply,ls revert back on return ,
as on abovr address,
SUNIL