I have used Elmsoft's password products before with great success. They have a couple different versions (recovery, or just open the document). http://www.elcomsoft.com/. Don't get the unlicensed version unless you know the pw is only a few characters (restricted).
From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:23 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Word 2007 docx password cracker? How about trying a zip file password cracker. The docx file is a compressed file storing the components of the document. On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 10:34 PM, RM <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Anyone here ever used one? We've got a couple of Word docx documents that the (unreachable) ex-employees had password protected. thx, RM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
