Guys,

I've a word 2007 document which is password protected and I can't remember the bloody password - we'll what I thought it was doesn't work, so I've messed it up somehow - caps lock maybe?

I've used some free tools in the past to help me out, they usually only give you a few letters,but to be honest that would probably do in this case.

Any recommendations?

 

A brute force attack can take some time.


Advanced Office Password Recovery : Restore access to password-protected Microsoft Office documents

 

Does it work though?

 

is there anything that can help to remember hotmail passwords? I rebuilt my lappy and cant remember mine, os ive tried with what I thought it was, now it wont let me near it saying ive tried too often with the wrong password.

 

Yes - I stumbled across something when trying to search for my own problem earlier.
I can't remember what it was called though I'm afraid.

 

yes it does work.

Depending on the complexity of your password, depends on how long it will take.

It took 3 days solid running on a quad core box to find a 9 char password made of Alpha (upper case & lower), Numeric + control characters.

 

We'll this password is or certainly was supposed to be either 5 or 6 characters long of alpha characters only

 

If it's just a word the brute force will get it in a couple of minutes. I had the same problem & used the same utility to access the document.

 

ok....



Anyone?

 

Tried google a search?

 

On it now

 

@Dan - Is it something you are after to save passwords in an encrypted file so if you forget them you can look them up??? I can recommend a product called comodo Ivault, I need over 30 passwords for work which must be complex and changed every 30 days with a history of 5. I couldn't do my job without this bit of software.

you could have a look in windows protected storage, if you have ever allowed windows to remember your password. Download a utility called pspv - protected storage password viewer. Might surprise you just how much detail windows stores without you being aware.