Re: Removing password-protected

Hello arkka,

You're welcome for the assistance and thanks for the feedback.

I agree that working with passwords in the files does seem unreliable
and it would be best to steer clear if at all possible. Good luck
working with project and let us know if you have any other questions.

Best,
Julie

"arka" <arka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Julie,

Thank you for your help. Well I guess the only way to remove the
password is
by saving it as you said to the 2000-2003 format .mpp, however, a
warning box
shows up saying some features of 2007 will be lost. In my case,
that's OK,
but I wonder what exactly is lost....is it the new feature in 2007?
I'm not
sure.

Just out of the blue I did removed the password and saved it to 2003
format
and was able to open it without the password (I opened with Project
2007
since I don't have Project 2003), and then I saved it again this
time to 2007
format, overwrite it, and failed to reopened it. I guess the lost
feature is
in fact the interoperability of password protection between the 2003
and 2007
format.

For now, I'll just stay away from using password. I would instead
use a
winrar/winzip with password on it for safety.

regards,
arkka

"JulieS" wrote:

Hi arka,

I did get your email and I must say, I ran into the problem you
note.
I could not remove the password. I was able to remove the password
by
saving as a Project 2003 file. I stepped through the process of
File
> Save As, removing the **** on both the write reservation and
general
password, then chose a Project 2002-2003 file format.

That did effectively remove both passwords. I can then open and
continue working on the file in Project 2007 and save as a 2007
file.

I'm afraid I can't answer the "why" however the process worked with
both your file and one that Dytham sent along as well.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

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information
about Microsoft Project



"arka" <arka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi JulieS,

I sent you an email with the zipped .mpp file attached.
I hope it's not because of the different version of Project 2007
that is
causing this "unerased" password malfunction.

regards,
arkka

"JulieS" wrote:

Hello Arka,

Thanks for the details. I really cannot explain what is going
on.
I've stepped through creating and removing passwords in MS
Project
2007 and cannot reproduce either your error or the error that
Dytham
has noted. I'll offer the same to you as I did to him. Zip the
file
and email to me. I'll see if I can remove the password. My
email
address is prjng AT maine.rr.com

What OS are you using?

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional
information
about Microsoft Project

"arka" <arka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi JulieS thanks for the reply but I still cannot remove the
password.

To clarify this is what I did:

Launch MS Office Project 2007 > File > New > name it New
Project
1 >
do some
task n resource insertion > File > Save As > Tools > General
Options
> under
Protection Password I put 1234 > under Write Reservation
Password
i
put 1234
click OK > close MS Project 2007 > reopen MS Project 2007 >
File
>
Open >
file New Project 1 > it asks for password so I put 1234 > it
opens
up > File
Save As > Tools > General Options > i remove the password
under
Protection
Password and Write Reservation Password > click OK > click
Save >
it
says do
i want to overwrite existing file I choose Yes > i close MS
Project
2007 >
reopen MS > and it still asks for password even though I
removed
it
and saved
the file under the same name overwriting it but the password
still
remains.
any solution? thanks.

"JulieS" wrote:

Hello arka,

Are you unable to remove a password on a newly created file
or
is
the
problem only with one specific file? I have not been able to
reproduce the problem either with files create in Project
2003
and
opened in 2007, nor files created in Project 2007 and opened
in
2007.

Let us know.

Julie



"arka" <arka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I want to add,

I installed MS Office Project 2007 SP1. I was hoping that
this
time
I can
remove the password. But NO. still doesn't work. the
password
remains
everytime I open it. Yes of course I know the password I
made
it
myself 1234.
Changing the password works just fine, but removing it
seems
to
be a
mystery.
Someone else in this discussion group said it's a bug
others
say
to
go tell a
friend and have a hacker remove it. any thoughts?

"arka" wrote:

I created a password-protected for both read and write
ability
but
now I want
to remove them all. I tried going to Tools > General
Options
>
and
removing
the **** for both read and write > Save > Close > reopen
but
it
still ask for
the passwords. I want to remove all passwords how to?
please
help
thanks.











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