Simple crack of Word protected files: RTF

["Steve Schwarzman" <steve_schwarzman -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

Hi, all.

We got some Word files from a customer that were password-protected, which 
meant we couldn't search for text in them. Since these are long, legal docs, 
that was a problem if, say, we wanted to search for all references to a 
particular subject scattered around.

The archives have recommendations on how to unprotect a protected Word doc 
when you don't have the password. These included using shareware or PDF, but 
I experimented and found that RTF also works. Saving as RTF, closing, then 
opening allowed me to unprotect the document without the password. RTF also 
maintains most formatting.

Perhaps you knew this, but I thought I'd post so this will be in the 
archives the next time someone needs this.

Steve Schwarzman





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