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I currently have Microsoft Office XP (SP3) installed on my PC; the OS is
Microsoft Windows XP (SP2). I recently installed the Microsoft Office
Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 file formats so I’d
be able to view .docx files. I then found out I was unable to open password
protected Excel files. I read the following article:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100444731033.aspx
Noted the following:
"You will not be able to open password-protected files, even if you know the
password."
However, this was a direct quote relating to Word, not Excel. I then decided
to attempt to open the same file on a PC with Excel 2007 and had no issues
opening it. So I simply removed the password protection and saved it as an
Excel 97 - 2003 file and transferred it back to my PC. From there, using
Excel 2002, I was able to open, place password protection back on and
successfully reopen it using a password without any issues.
I am not sure if this is a bug with the Compatibility Pack or if the mention
of not being "able to open password-protected files, even if you know the
password" is for all Office files and not just Word.
Can someone please clarify this for me?
Microsoft Windows XP (SP2). I recently installed the Microsoft Office
Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 file formats so I’d
be able to view .docx files. I then found out I was unable to open password
protected Excel files. I read the following article:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100444731033.aspx
Noted the following:
"You will not be able to open password-protected files, even if you know the
password."
However, this was a direct quote relating to Word, not Excel. I then decided
to attempt to open the same file on a PC with Excel 2007 and had no issues
opening it. So I simply removed the password protection and saved it as an
Excel 97 - 2003 file and transferred it back to my PC. From there, using
Excel 2002, I was able to open, place password protection back on and
successfully reopen it using a password without any issues.
I am not sure if this is a bug with the Compatibility Pack or if the mention
of not being "able to open password-protected files, even if you know the
password" is for all Office files and not just Word.
Can someone please clarify this for me?