Forgotten workbook password

BigDelGooner

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Please help!

When password protecting an excel sheet (using the 'password to open' option), by pure fluke I think, I have mis-typed the password twice because it was accepted when I set the password but it is now not unlocking when I type what I believe to be the correct password that I set.

Does anyone know how I can get around this?
 

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It is against board policy to help "crack" a workbook password. That said there are probably a lot of suggestions if you google the "problem". But the board cannot be held responsible for you coming up wit that idea...
 
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Thanks Snowblizz, I completely appreciate the policy and will have a look on google.

God knows what password I have accidently typed...twice!!
 
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U can find lots of utilities to crack the password after a little googling but they are not free and can take a very-very long time to crack a workbook open password.
 
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Thanks bprasad.

Why is it I make such a school boy error when I really need to get into this sheet asap!!

Google here I come!
 
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