Author Topic: I would never hack past a password, but this is different. (Read 1199 times)

ignorantbutnotstupid · « **on:** 17 June 2003, 07:32 »

Let's say I create a document in Word & password protect it. Then I go home, where, having gotten sufficiently fed up with Microsoft to uninstall Word in favor of AbiWord, StarOffice, or you-name-it, I want to work on my document. This is MY document. I made it, it's mine, I know the password, I have the moral right to open it & change it. How can I do this if I don't have a copy of Word installed?

Laukev7 · « **Reply #1 on:** 17 June 2003, 10:32 »

If you can't unlock it when requested by your word processor, chances are you can't. The latter would not surprise me, considering Microsoft's proprietary formats. And I do not see the point of cracking the password, when you will have to relock it with a protection unlikely to be unlockable by MS Word.

xyle_one · « **Reply #2 on:** 17 June 2003, 11:08 »

wow. i just tried it. i made a Word doc on my mac, then opened Openoffice, and i couldnt open the word doc. that sucks.

Stryker · « **Reply #3 on:** 17 June 2003, 13:59 »

Use a friend's computer? unlock it and disable the password. and bring it back home. A little troublesome but that's your punishment for using microsoft i guess.

TheQuirk · « **Reply #4 on:** 17 June 2003, 23:58 »

Oh, come on. There are many tools that can do it. Just search google!

Anyway, I have had a pretty good experience with the programs offered on http://www.lostpassword.com/.

Pissed_Macman · « **Reply #5 on:** 20 June 2003, 12:29 »

MSGed!!!!!!!!!

Pissed_Macman · « **Reply #6 on:** 20 June 2003, 12:34 »

My stomach lining hurts!

jasonlane · « **Reply #7 on:** 21 June 2003, 03:46 »

Thats' why all Dirty little, lying M$ apps have to be boycotted. The longer you leave it harder it will be for people to break the habbit. :mad:

Stop Microsoft

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Author Topic: I would never hack past a password, but this is different. (Read 1199 times)

ignorantbutnotstupid

I would never hack past a password, but this is different.

Laukev7

I would never hack past a password, but this is different.

xyle_one

I would never hack past a password, but this is different.

Stryker

I would never hack past a password, but this is different.

TheQuirk

I would never hack past a password, but this is different.

Pissed_Macman

I would never hack past a password, but this is different.

Pissed_Macman

I would never hack past a password, but this is different.

jasonlane

I would never hack past a password, but this is different.