How to remove or recover a VBA password

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Original Message Added : 3 Sep 2012

Hi

Can anyone help?

We have a spreadsheet we put together sometime ago and didn't think we put a VBA password in as it wasn't created in VBA, but apparently we did.

Does anyone know how to remove or recover the password?

We've looked at a lot of sites and the tools keep making Norton flash up saying unsafe.

Thanks in advance for your help

Jon

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	Toni Ward from HPS - Outsourced Payroll Services
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Reply : 4 Sep 2012

I have heard of people using a hex editor to remove/change the password on xls files before.

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	Jason Mutton from JM IT Services
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Reply : 4 Sep 2012

Looks like you need specialist knowledge for that.

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Reply : 4 Sep 2012

I'm more than happy to give it a quick go for you. Send the file to support@jmitservices.co.uk

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	Jason Mutton from JM IT Services
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Reply : 5 Sep 2012

There's loads of tools available that with help you out. Search Google for MSOffice password retrieval. Please note I have never used any of these so I cannot vouch for them.

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	Alistair Hamilton from BetamicroSolutions
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Reply : 6 Sep 2012

Hi Jon,

We can remove VBA Passwords. We charge £5 for the process how ever if for some reason it cannot be removed there will be no charge.

If you would like to use this service then please contact us via our web site www.ncatsolutions.co.uk

Kind Regards

Tracey

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	Tracey Catterall from NCAT Solutions Ltd Accountants & Bookkeepers
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Reply : 9 Sep 2012

Did you manage to remove the password?

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	Jason Mutton from JM IT Services
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