UNPROTECT ANY EXCEL WORKBOOK

Unprotech Excel

Step 1: Open the Excel File, Press Alt+F11 to Open MS Visual Basic.

Step 2: Press F7, and Paste The Following Code

Public Sub AllInternalPasswords()

'Breaks worksheet and workbook structure passwords.

'Bob McCormick probably originator of base code algorithm

'Modified for coverage of workbook structure / windows

'passwords and for multiple passwords

''Reveals passwords NOT "the" passwords

Const DBLSPACE As String = vbNewLine & vbNewLine

Dim Mess As String, Header As String

Dim Authors As String, Version As String

Dim RepBack As String, AllClear As String

Dim PWord1 As String

Dim ShTag As Boolean, WinTag As Boolean

Dim w1 As Worksheet, w2 As Worksheet

Dim i As Integer, j As Integer, k As Integer, l As Integer

Dim m As Integer, n As Integer, i1 As Integer, i2 As Integer

Dim i3 As Integer, i4 As Integer, i5 As Integer, i6 As Integer

Application.ScreenUpdating = True

Header = "Unprotecting"

Version = "Click OK"

With ActiveWorkbook

WinTag = .ProtectStructure Or .ProtectWindows

End With

ShTag = False

For Each w1 In Worksheets

ShTag = ShTag Or w1.ProtectContents

Next w1

If Not ShTag And Not WinTag Then

Mess = "This Workbook Is Password Free"

MsgBox Mess, vbInformation, Header

Exit Sub

End If

MsgBox Mess, vbInformation, Header

If Not WinTag Then

Mess = "This Will Take 2 Minutes" & DBLSPACE & _

"Proceeding to unprotect sheets." & DBLSPACE & _

"Please Wait..." & DBLSPACE & Authors & Version

MsgBox Mess, vbInformation, Header

Else

On Error Resume Next

Do 'dummy do loop

For i = 65 To 66: For j = 65 To 66: For k = 65 To 66

For l = 65 To 66: For m = 65 To 66: For i1 = 65 To 66

For i2 = 65 To 66: For i3 = 65 To 66: For i4 = 65 To 66

For i5 = 65 To 66: For i6 = 65 To 66: For n = 32 To 126

With ActiveWorkbook

.Unprotect Chr(i) & Chr(j) & Chr(k) & _

Chr(l) & Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & _

Chr(i3) & Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n)

If .ProtectStructure = False And _

.ProtectWindows = False Then

PWord1 = Chr(i) & Chr(j) & Chr(k) & Chr(l) & _

Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & Chr(i3) & _

Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n)

Mess = "You had a Worksheet Structure or " & _

"Windows Password set." & DBLSPACE & _

"The password found was: " & DBLSPACE & _

PWord1 & DBLSPACE & "Note it down for " & _

"potential future use in other " & _

"workbooks by same person who set this " & _

"password." & DBLSPACE & _

"Now to check and clear other passwords." & _

Authors & Version

MsgBox Mess, vbInformation, Header

Exit Do 'Bypass all for...nexts

End If

End With

Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next

Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next

Loop Until True

On Error GoTo 0

End If

If WinTag And Not ShTag Then

Mess = "Only structure / windows protected with " & _

"the password that was just found." & _

AllClear & Authors & Version & RepBack

MsgBox Mess, vbInformation, Header

Exit Sub

End If

On Error Resume Next

For Each w1 In Worksheets

'Attempt clearance with PWord1

w1.Unprotect PWord1

Next w1

On Error GoTo 0

ShTag = False

For Each w1 In Worksheets

'Checks for all clear ShTag triggered to 1 if not.

ShTag = ShTag Or w1.ProtectContents

Next w1

If Not ShTag Then

Mess = AllClear & Authors & Version & RepBack

MsgBox Mess, vbInformation, Header

Exit Sub

End If

For Each w1 In Worksheets

With w1

If .ProtectContents Then

On Error Resume Next

Do 'Dummy do loop

For i = 65 To 66: For j = 65 To 66: For k = 65 To 66

For l = 65 To 66: For m = 65 To 66: For i1 = 65 To 66

For i2 = 65 To 66: For i3 = 65 To 66: For i4 = 65 To 66

For i5 = 65 To 66: For i6 = 65 To 66: For n = 32 To 126

.Unprotect Chr(i) & Chr(j) & Chr(k) & _

Chr(l) & Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & Chr(i3) & _

Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n)

If Not .ProtectContents Then

PWord1 = Chr(i) & Chr(j) & Chr(k) & Chr(l) & _

Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & Chr(i3) & _

Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n)

MsgBox Mess, vbInformation, Header

'leverage finding Pword by trying on other sheets

For Each w2 In Worksheets

w2.Unprotect PWord1

Next w2

Exit Do 'Bypass all for...nexts

End If

Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next

Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next

Loop Until True

On Error GoTo 0

End If

End With

Next w1

Mess = AllClear & Authors & Version & RepBack

MsgBox Mess, vbInformation, Header

End Sub

Step 3: Press F5, Click “Ok” 3 Times, Wait fr 2 Minutes and Your Excell Sheet is Password Free