Excel password removal-best method?

[CADTenchy]

I have a staff calender which I use Excel 2003 for.

I password access it so it's secure. Recently I have changed the password but either my memory fails me or I made some typo on the day.
I have password access on open as well as write, so no other staff member can see anyone else's info.

I've tried a couple of apps to recover my password, but even using several versions of masks for what it should be, I've had no luck.

Can you recommend a good app that can remove the password so I can re-save VERY CAREFULLY with what it should be?
Plain brute force with no mask is no good as I know password is minimum 13 chars, with uppper and lower case and numbers.

I don't want to have to come clean and admit I have lost everyone's holiday and sick records.

 

[CADTenchy]

PS. If there is a better forum for this question please let me know.

Thanks

 

[kjv1611]

Have you tried this so far?

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/ms-...rack-or-break-a-forgotten-excel-xls-password/

Yeah, I would say this would be more of an Office issue than hacker detection, security, etc.

I'd suggest trying:

http://www.tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=68

If you still need further assistance.

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"If to err is human, then I must be some kind of human!" -Me

 

[CADTenchy]

Thanks for that, and apologies for posting in wrong area.

 

[chunkII123]

Google -

'Elcomsoft'

Goodluck.

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