>>>>>>>>>>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
>
>>>
>>>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..
>>
>>
>>I don't know why my keys are not working in that document, if u want I can transfer/email u the file...
Please note, I have emailed the file to ur address
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