[AccessD] Password recovery on access db

[Bill Benson]

I think by now your Mum would beg to differ... She knows how to Google I am
sure!

On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 7:25 PM, Darryl Collins <
darryl at whittleconsulting.com.au> wrote:

> I assume anything is crackable these days - and that has proven to be the
> case in when I have need to crack things.   It is just a matter of how much
> IP, money and effort you want to throw at the problem.
>
> I do use VBA passwords of course, but it really is only to prevent the VBE
> from popping open unexpectedly. I know a VBA password will stop my Mum and
> some employees, but it should be considered to be insecure from anyone half
> serious about cracking it.
>
> Regards
> Darryl.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AccessD [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> Jim Dettman
> Sent: 10 January, 2017 11:13 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving <
> accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Password recovery on access db
>
> Looks like l'm out of date.
>
> It also means its impossible to protect a Accdb any more.
>
> Jim
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 9, 2017, at 7:02 PM, Darryl Collins <
> darryl at whittleconsulting.com.au> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Charlotte,
> >
> > I use
> > http://www.lostpassword.com/vba.htm
> >
> > http://www.lostpassword.com/recovery-options-standard.htm
> >
> > it is a paid product, but I have found it has paid for itself many times
> over the years - especially doing contract work where it is fairly normal
> for no-one to know the password once the original dev has left.  Saved me
> many hours of pain.
> >
> > If you want to zip up the database and email it to me, I could try and
> unlock it for you - although the software is on my PC at home so it would
> have to wait about 8 hours or so.  Otherwise it might be easier to pay for
> the software.  Probably worth doing a bit of google work on this as there
> are other software solutions too.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Darryl.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AccessD [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf
> Of Charlotte Foust
> > Sent: 10 January, 2017 8:28 AM
> > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> > Subject: [AccessD] Password recovery on access db
> >
> > I inherited a pesky database that has a password protected VBA project.
> > What's the best way to get around that?
> >
> > Charlotte Foust
> > 916-206-4336
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