>>>>>>>>>Sorry to Post this message here, Actually I posted it in Microsoft Office forum also, but didn't got any reply.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I'm having a problem with one word file created in office 95, by one of my old colleagues(who left the job), which is password protected.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I can just view and print the file but can not make any changes.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Can anybody help me to unprotect this file or tell me any way or utility to do the same.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Thanking you all in advance.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Vinod,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>If you can view the file, can you SAVE AS to a different name and then copy the resulting file over the original?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks for Your reply !! But the problem is even if I save it with other name in some other dir., protection is still there in that file & I can't make any changes in it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Pls advise your comments...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In the "Save As" dialog there should be an Options button. In that it should display stars for the read only password - simply blank it here.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>HTH
>>>>>
>>>>>In the save as box->options only save tab is enabled and both the boxes for password are blank, but still I can't make any changes nor I can copy and paste it, everything is disabled.
>>>>>
>>>>>Pls advs.
>>>>
>>>>Open the document in question, do a ctrl+a, open a new document and paste (or ctrl+v.) Unless you have macros that need to run, that should do it.
>>>>
>>>>John Harvey
>>>

Sure, send it to john.harvey@usa.net

John Harvey

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>>Strange, I tried it in a protected document and the ctrl+a worked. How about the mouse? Can you highlight the text with the mouse and then right mouse copy?
>>
>>John Harvey
>>>
>>>Please Note that all these Keys are disabled, i can't copy n paste anything..
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>I don't know why my keys are not working in that document, if u want I can transfer/email u the file...