Password

[melodymabbott]

I have a document in my computer that I use all of the time. It is an excel
spreadsheet. I have a blank one that I add info. to and then I save it as
that date so that I will still have my blank one for the next week.
Everthing worked fine like that for a couple of months. Then one day I went
to open the document and it keeps asking me for a password. I did not
password protect it and therefore I do not know the password. Can you tell
me how to get rid of that? Or how to reset the password when I don't even
know what the password currently is because it just appeared. I did not put
it in there. Melody

 

[Phil]

Well it sounds as if somebody has, Melody!

If the password is needed to open the file, then someone has either
put a workbook password on it, or you are trying to open it from a
server or Sharepoint site that you don't have access to.

There are a number of password crack programs on the Net or
alternatively somebody in the newsgroup may come up with a macro
(which I doubt, 'cos I've tried!)

I use a password cracker that I had to pay for (about $10) - and it
works. Do a Google for excel Workbook passwords and you should find
one.

Hope that helps

Phil