Help with Excel Password
11 January 2007, 04:55 PM
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Help with Excel Password
This morning I saved an excel file with a password, the excel file is a template file that has got quite a lot of time invested in it. I have tried to open with the password this afternoon and it is not letting me. I think this is probably a case of fat finger syndrome when typing in the original password. i have tried varieties of case sensitive but that has not worked. Any ideas before I go to my boss and own up :-(
11 January 2007, 04:57 PM
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TBH - Think your screwed mate
If your using XP, you could try and retrieve a previous version from Yesterday
There are password hacks out there, but I don’t know of any freeware add-ins
(We are talking about the password to open the file in the first place aren’t we?)
If your using XP, you could try and retrieve a previous version from Yesterday
There are password hacks out there, but I don’t know of any freeware add-ins
(We are talking about the password to open the file in the first place aren’t we?)
11 January 2007, 04:59 PM
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This morning I saved an excel file with a password, the excel file is a template file that has got quite a lot of time invested in it. I have tried to open with the password this afternoon and it is not letting me. I think this is probably a case of fat finger syndrome when typing in the original password. i have tried varieties of case sensitive but that has not worked. Any ideas before I go to my boss and own up :-(
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11 January 2007, 06:06 PM
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Cheers.
If mail fails then I will give you an address to upload it to, I am sure that I have got some web space somewhere. I have got a copy of the spreadsheet file to take home with me. My boss has left for the day so have some time to fix.
If mail fails then I will give you an address to upload it to, I am sure that I have got some web space somewhere. I have got a copy of the spreadsheet file to take home with me. My boss has left for the day so have some time to fix.
11 January 2007, 06:34 PM
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Download this tool and it should remove the password from the excel work book it works well for me in the past....
Excel password: Excel password remover
Excel password: Excel password remover
11 January 2007, 07:28 PM
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This looks like it will do the job............. (though I haven't tried it myself)
http://www.freewordexcelpassword.com/download.php
Pete
http://www.freewordexcelpassword.com/download.php
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11 January 2007, 10:37 PM
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Don't you have to enter the password twice to confirm it. So you had the fat finger syndrome TWICE when protecting the file 
Try mimicking the password changing the odd letter to replicate your fat fingerness.
If you did the password this morning, it can't be *that* hard to remember.
Try mimicking the password changing the odd letter to replicate your fat fingerness.
If you did the password this morning, it can't be *that* hard to remember.
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