How can i break a lost word document password.Is there anyway to open it ?

Answer 1

There are a number of programs available for sale 30-80 dollars but perhaps you can download a demo version, they often give you the first couple letters of the password as a teaser to buy the product and with those you can remember the password...

ex http://www.lostpassword.com/office-light.htm

Answer 2

Hello

Can you open the document to view it's contents? If it is protected from being even opened without the password, then I'm not sure how you can open the file (are you trying to get access to someone else's file?? Just asking).

Anyway, if it is your document, and you need to change it but cannot because it is password protected, all you need to do is copy and paste the information onto a new blank page ( I just tried it and it worked). That way, you can get a copy of the same document and change it.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Unfortunately not.

You cannot recover a document that is protected with a password if the password is lost in Word
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Article ID : 290948
Last Review : September 25, 2006
Revision : 2.0
This article was previously published under Q290948
For a Microsoft Word 2000 version of this article, see 212135 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/212135/).
For a Microsoft Word 97 version of this article, see 197203 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197203/).
For a Microsoft Word version of this article, see 84545 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/84545/).
SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word, a password-protected document cannot be recovered if the password for that document is lost or forgotten. Microsoft does not offer a service to retrieve documents to which passwords have been added, nor does it offer any information about such services or processes.
MORE INFORMATION
The policy described in the "Symptoms" section of this article is intended to prevent any damages to Word users who rely on the security that their passwords provide. To recover a password-protected document, you must remember the assigned password.

Note Remember that passwords are case sensitive. If you used a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters when you set up your password, you must use the same combination when you use the password to access your document. Also, before you type your password, verify that the CAPS LOCK key is not active.

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APPLIES TO
• Microsoft Office Word 2003
• Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

Answer 4

Not 100% sure here. Can you find the password file under the C: file? Go in and delete the file folder. Then maybe your doc. will show up.