Password protected word documents in Open Office [solved]

[Useful Idiot]

I recently started a self-study summer course at my university. The problem is that one of the important documents is a password protected Word file. I know the password but OOo just refuses to open the document claiming that "Password-protected files cannot be opened.."

I'm using Open Office Ximian 1.3.8.

I wonder if there's any other way to open this document on my home computer?
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[YetiChick]

You might try Abiword. If I recall correctly, it used to open password protected Word files after prompting for the password. I can't guarantee success, but good luck.

Quick update: I just tried this. Abiword happily accepted a password and opened a passworded Word '97 doc, but hung while trying to open a protected Word XP doc. Hope this helps.

Another update: I have the OpenOffice beta (1.9.79) installed on one of my home machines, so I tried it when I got home from the office. It opened the passworded Word XP document after prompting for the password. It took about 30 seconds to open the document and I thought it might have hung up. It eventually worked, though. If Abiword doesn't work for you, you might want to try the OpenOffice beta.

Tracy

[Useful Idiot]

Thanks! Abiword did the trick.
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[KosiarZ]

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