Defeat Word Password

rickhess · rickhess #1 (**permalink**)

12-14-2005, 05:45 PM

Two years ago my 16 year old son wrote a Christmas story and against Dad's suggestion, put a password on it. As life goes, the stories weren't read and now it's two years later, he needs the story and can't recall what password he used.
Is there a way to break into the document?
Thanks much!

macAttack · macAttack #2 (**permalink**)

12-14-2005, 06:08 PM

try opening it in appleworks? or pages?

DanielNTX · DanielNTX #3 (**permalink**)

12-14-2005, 06:52 PM

Use a password cracker, unfortunately it's only available in PC form as far as I know.

Badger · Badger #4 (**permalink**)

12-15-2005, 12:57 AM

You might give this a look: http://www.abbottsystems.com/co.html. Unfortunately it's not shareware anymore.

rickhess · rickhess #5 (**permalink**)

12-16-2005, 10:47 PM

Thanks for the input! The Abbott Systems product looks very good, but it's about $65 and for that price, my son can re-write his story.
Appreciate the help very much.
Rick

rickhess · rickhess #6 (**permalink**)

12-16-2005, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macAttack

try opening it in appleworks? or pages?

Thanks - neither Appleworks, Pages, or Mellel could produce anything but hieroglyphics. Appreciate the ideas though.

macAttack #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 23, 2005 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 1,509 Mac Specs: iBook	12-14-2005, 06:08 PM try opening it in appleworks? or pages? SpeedTest
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rickhess #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Omaha Posts: 23 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro, 15" 2.2 i7 - OS 10.7.2	12-14-2005, 05:45 PM Two years ago my 16 year old son wrote a Christmas story and against Dad's suggestion, put a password on it. As life goes, the stories weren't read and now it's two years later, he needs the story and can't recall what password he used. Is there a way to break into the document? Thanks much!
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Badger #4 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	12-15-2005, 12:57 AM You might give this a look: http://www.abbottsystems.com/co.html. Unfortunately it's not shareware anymore.
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rickhess #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Omaha Posts: 23 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro, 15" 2.2 i7 - OS 10.7.2	12-16-2005, 10:47 PM Thanks for the input! The Abbott Systems product looks very good, but it's about $65 and for that price, my son can re-write his story. Appreciate the help very much. Rick
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