Computers and day by day living are intertwined, because most of us use their capabilities at least once a day. Sometimes we just browse the Internet in search of a piece of information while other times we simply play games. However, computers need to also be used for more constructive purposes at times. So, if you ever take your work at home with you, you will most likely find yourself editing more than one Office document. Because it’s about work, I’m sure you will also be interested in password-protecting the files you create. That’s actually recommended. Problems appear only when you finish working late in the night and you suddenly remember that you have forgotten to password-protect the file. Most of the times, you will just consider using the first password that comes to mind with the intention of changing it the day that follows. You realize that it was a bad idea only in the morning when you realize that you can no longer remember the password that you have decided to use. Tired people often make such mistakes, so it’s understandable. The only real problem is that you have probably lost hours and hours of work.
If the situation I’ve described applies to an experience you’ve had, I’m glad to let you know that a forgotten Office password is not the end of world. It doesn’t matter if you have forgotten it because you were tired when you chose it or because a long time has passed since you have last used the file you are now interested in reading. What matters is that the software market makes available more than one tool that can help you recover lost Office document passwords. Such tools are designed for password recovery and are reliable enough to guarantee success in over 90 percent of all cases.
So, if you have forgotten the password you used to protect an important Office file, instead of getting frustrated and annoyed and considering starting over, you should let me give you some details about some of the password recovery tools that the market has to offer. You will be surprised by the variety and you will feel ashamed that you lost your temper instead of first considering the alternatives available. If your attention is now on my side, here are a few details about the most efficient paid and free tools that you can use for the recovery of passwords you have used to protect certain Office documents. Most of these tools don’t require prior knowledge about the password, so you will simply have to install them on your computer and test their capabilities on the document that’s giving you a hard time.
Free Word/Excel Password Recovery Wizard
The first tool that I suggest for the recovery of forgotten Office passwords is available for free and is known as Free Word/Excel Password Recovery Wizard. This tool makes available two main attacks that can ensure success: Dictionary attacks and Brute force attacks. The free version of this password recovery software currently available on the market is able to support only up to Microsoft Office 2003 files. The good news is that its developers are planning to soon release an improved version that’s supposed to support even Microsoft Office 2007 documents.
Office Document Password Recovery (Source: 0.tqn.com)
If you compare the capabilities of this free alternative with the features made available by similar software tools that require high budgets, you will see that performance and ease of use are almost identical. That’s because unlike other tools that claim to be free, Free Word/Excel Password Recovery Wizard is not a demo version. It is the real thing, with all the features unlocked and free of malware or spyware. The only downside that you will notice is that in the case of complex passwords, the recovery process takes a little longer than you would like. That’s because of the increased number of possibilities that need to be taken into consideration. So, if you aren’t the patient kind you should look for more powerful tools.
Office Password Recovery
One of the paid alternatives that you should consider is Office Password Recovery. The first downside that I need to mention is that in order to use the capabilities of this software you will have to pay a price higher than $79. The good news is that you will be able to recover most passwords even if the document of your interest has been edited in Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010. Its capabilities are as reliable even if it’s about Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations or a database created in Access. It can even recover the forgotten password of an Outlook e-mail account or of a personal folder.
Office Document Password Recovery (Source: passwordunlocker.com)
The diversity of passwords it can recover is as wide as the variety of file types it can support, so you shouldn’t worry that it won’t be able to help you regain access to an important file even if you have used a complex password. If you plan on using these capabilities for personal use you will have to pay only the $79 I’ve mentioned, but if you want to use to use the full version for business purposes, you will have to make available a larger budget, of $129.
What recommends this recovery tool in front of the other alternatives available is for instance its capacity to take into consideration even the human factor and recover as easily passwords affected by typing errors. Not to mention that it can recover Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange passwords. It doesn’t even matter if the Outlook e-mail account is web-based. That’s because it’s designed to deal as efficiently with Gmail, Yahoo or MSN accounts. Besides having an enviable success rate, this software is also able to run in the background, so you will be able to continue dealing with your current tasks while the file of your interested is unlocked. The success rate I’ve mentioned is so high because the software makes available more than one type of attack. You will discover that it’s capable of BruteForce attacks as well as SmartSearch and dictionary-based attacks. What’s even more surprising is its ability to combine the power of these various attacks. In addition, its performance is optimized for modern multiprocessor systems and is designed to save its progress and restart from where it let off even if a sudden system crash occurs. That means its work can’t be easily lost. You will also be impressed by the level of technical support made available by the specialists that have designed the features it’s able to offer.
Office Password Breaker
If you are interested in a faster alternative you should consider Office Password Breaker. This tool doesn’t actually recover passwords. It simply removes the password you have forgotten. That means the process records a higher speed. What’s also nice is that pricing is friendlier: in order to use it you will have to pay only $29.95. In addition, you will be able to remove the password that protects any Microsoft Office document that was created with the ’97 or 2003 version. What you will also like to read is that the success rate is 100 percent. Not to mention that the interface is not challenging at all and makes available all the features you need to use within a friendly and intuitive format. The success rate I’ve mentioned remains unchanged even if it’s about long or complex Office passwords.
Office Document Password Recovery (Source: passwordunlocker.com)
After you install Office Password Breaker on your computer, you will have to launch it and then click the File button in order to select the “Open File” option that allows you to load the targeted file. After the file is completely loaded, you will have to click the “Remove Password” button in order to launch the process that will remove the password forgotten. Once the password-breaking process launched finishes running, an unprotected copy of the file targeted will be made available in the folder where the targeted file is saved. However, you shouldn’t visit that folder until a success dialog box isn’t displayed. The message you will read varies depending on the type of file targeted, but the main idea is the same: the forgotten password has been successfully removed. After you click the “OK” button of this dialog box, the software will display an “Open Document” button that will help you access the content of your interest.
Conclusions
The main idea of my sayings is that if you forget the password of an Office document is not the end of the world. As you can see, the software market is full of alternatives that can help you, for free or in exchange of certain fees, to access the password-protected content of most Office documents even if the letter and number combinations used are lengthy or complex. I’ve used such tools in the past and I will keep using them, because the human mind isn’t perfect.
Written by Brasoveanu Lucian, date Jan 25, 2012 in Password Recovery
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