10/03/2007 Utilities

Introduction

Introduction is the first step of interaction between you and the program.



During introduction the program offers you to read general information about the process of recovering the lost password.

In order to proceed to the next step, you have to press the Next butt on, located in the lower part of the application.

Choosing of the .doc file and password recovery mode

On this stage you have to choose Microsoft Word document file and password searching mode. To choose a file press button , then with the help of the opened explorer window select the necessary file and push the button Open.

The program will check the file and display its encryption type. To set the password recovering mode you have to check the corresponding radio-button. If the encryption type is XOR, you must have Microsoft Word application correctly installed, and the first mode is strongly recommended, if available.

If the encryption type is RC4 (common), you may choose the first mode. It guarantees decryption if file is not damaged, but it will not provide password: it will create decrypted file like "My documentsAtomParkAMWC-decrypted0012.doc". Choosing the second mode may help, if you remember much information about the password. To go to next stage press Next.



If the first mode is set, the program jumps to stage 4 automatically.

Choosing password search settings (displayed only if the second mode is set)

On this stage you can change the search settings manually:

1. Password recovery alphabet: here you can specify the symbol set that is a base for search. Choose and check the boxes of corresponding necessary symbols or specify the symbols using User defined field.

2. Password length: the choosing of minimal and maximal password length. (If file is encrypted with XOR, program determines the exact password length.)

3. In Start search from and Finish at you can specify the starting and ending passwords to check. By default, AWPR starts from aaaaa and finishes at zzzzz, but you can limit it or increase the password recovery time.

When the parameters are set press Next to start the password recovering. To return a step back, press Back.

Display the information of current work and results

On this stage you can monitor the program's work and get the final report. During the program work the information of time spent and approximate search time left for password finding (according to the parameters set) is displayed on the monitor. If the program is successfully done the password for your Word document is displayed in Password field.

Atomic Word Password Recovery (Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002 (Word XP), Word 2003)

Restores passwords for Microsoft Word documents - Atomic Word Password Recovery is the tool of choice, it supports most of the document encryption algorithms available in MS Office.