Encrypted Files Won't Open

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Hi,

I saved all my passwords to a floppy disk and encrypted the doc when I saved
it. I used Microsoft Office 2007 Blue Edition. It never asked me for a
password. I just tried to open the document and it won't open. Is there
something else I can do? The list is 3 pages long.
--
Denise

~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're going.
 
Re: Encrypted Files Won't Open

I suggest you ask this question over on one of the Office forums. This is
the 64-bit newsgroup and we're here to help people having problems specific
to 64-bit Windows.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Denise" <Denise@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:89F85A02-BC1E-4416-965B-48BE4C679DE0@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I saved all my passwords to a floppy disk and encrypted the doc when I
> saved
> it. I used Microsoft Office 2007 Blue Edition. It never asked me for a
> password. I just tried to open the document and it won't open. Is there
> something else I can do? The list is 3 pages long.
> --
> Denise
>
> ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're
> going.
 
Re: Encrypted Files Won't Open

ok, thanks
--
Denise

~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're going.


"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> I suggest you ask this question over on one of the Office forums. This is
> the 64-bit newsgroup and we're here to help people having problems specific
> to 64-bit Windows.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "Denise" <Denise@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:89F85A02-BC1E-4416-965B-48BE4C679DE0@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I saved all my passwords to a floppy disk and encrypted the doc when I
> > saved
> > it. I used Microsoft Office 2007 Blue Edition. It never asked me for a
> > password. I just tried to open the document and it won't open. Is there
> > something else I can do? The list is 3 pages long.
> > --
> > Denise
> >
> > ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're
> > going.
>
 
RE: Encrypted Files Won't Open

Denise,
I know this advice comes rather late.
Never, ever, keep important data in a floppy.
Don't know why but my floppies tend to have read problems lately (and it is
not a faulty floppy drive)
I also have my passwords in an encrypted *.doc and I use a 14 character
password for the encryption and save the doc both to my hard disk AND my pen
drive (for portability reasons).
Carlos

"Denise" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I saved all my passwords to a floppy disk and encrypted the doc when I saved
> it. I used Microsoft Office 2007 Blue Edition. It never asked me for a
> password. I just tried to open the document and it won't open. Is there
> something else I can do? The list is 3 pages long.
> --
> Denise
>
> ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're going.
 
Re: Encrypted Files Won't Open

Floppies are notoriously unreliable. And if it weren't for the need to have
one around to load drivers with F6 (almost gone, but not quite), I'd get rid
of my last one.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8FF2264A-984B-4F0E-BF59-C372DD81C207@microsoft.com...
> Denise,
> I know this advice comes rather late.
> Never, ever, keep important data in a floppy.
> Don't know why but my floppies tend to have read problems lately (and it
> is
> not a faulty floppy drive)
> I also have my passwords in an encrypted *.doc and I use a 14 character
> password for the encryption and save the doc both to my hard disk AND my
> pen
> drive (for portability reasons).
> Carlos
>
> "Denise" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I saved all my passwords to a floppy disk and encrypted the doc when I
>> saved
>> it. I used Microsoft Office 2007 Blue Edition. It never asked me for a
>> password. I just tried to open the document and it won't open. Is there
>> something else I can do? The list is 3 pages long.
>> --
>> Denise
>>
>> ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're
>> going.
 
Re: Encrypted Files Won't Open

I print a copy of the list so that I can write in passwords for new
websites/password changes. When the list gets a lot of updates, I update the
floppy. Since Windows 95, I've never had a problem with a floppy disk (knock
on wood) and I use them to backup my documents at work (I'm talking hundreds
of disks). When a correction is made to the original, I pop the floppy in
and copy the updated file to it.

It sounds as if floppy disk failures are a common occurrence but I've never
had one go bad (knock on wood again). In any event, since I have a printout
(several to be exact), I don't worry about the floppy going bad.

I went to the Microsoft Office forum and it was suggested that I need to
open the encrypted file on the same computer. I'm using the same computer
but I just updated from Office 2005 to Enterprise 2007, so that's where the
problem lies.

Thanks for your advice.
--
Denise

~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're going.


"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> Floppies are notoriously unreliable. And if it weren't for the need to have
> one around to load drivers with F6 (almost gone, but not quite), I'd get rid
> of my last one.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8FF2264A-984B-4F0E-BF59-C372DD81C207@microsoft.com...
> > Denise,
> > I know this advice comes rather late.
> > Never, ever, keep important data in a floppy.
> > Don't know why but my floppies tend to have read problems lately (and it
> > is
> > not a faulty floppy drive)
> > I also have my passwords in an encrypted *.doc and I use a 14 character
> > password for the encryption and save the doc both to my hard disk AND my
> > pen
> > drive (for portability reasons).
> > Carlos
> >
> > "Denise" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I saved all my passwords to a floppy disk and encrypted the doc when I
> >> saved
> >> it. I used Microsoft Office 2007 Blue Edition. It never asked me for a
> >> password. I just tried to open the document and it won't open. Is there
> >> something else I can do? The list is 3 pages long.
> >> --
> >> Denise
> >>
> >> ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're
> >> going.
>
 
Re: Encrypted Files Won't Open

Denise,
It is high time for you to dump those hundreds of floppies and backup your
data to a pen drive or USB hard disk.
Both are cheap, portable and reliable.
:)
Carlos

"Denise" <Denise@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje de
noticias news:F5ECDC90-5D27-487C-A321-4D2F9DA4E156@microsoft.com...
>I print a copy of the list so that I can write in passwords for new
> websites/password changes. When the list gets a lot of updates, I update
> the
> floppy. Since Windows 95, I've never had a problem with a floppy disk
> (knock
> on wood) and I use them to backup my documents at work (I'm talking
> hundreds
> of disks). When a correction is made to the original, I pop the floppy in
> and copy the updated file to it.
>
> It sounds as if floppy disk failures are a common occurrence but I've
> never
> had one go bad (knock on wood again). In any event, since I have a
> printout
> (several to be exact), I don't worry about the floppy going bad.
>
> I went to the Microsoft Office forum and it was suggested that I need to
> open the encrypted file on the same computer. I'm using the same computer
> but I just updated from Office 2005 to Enterprise 2007, so that's where
> the
> problem lies.
>
> Thanks for your advice.
> --
> Denise
>
> ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're
> going.
>
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
>> Floppies are notoriously unreliable. And if it weren't for the need to
>> have
>> one around to load drivers with F6 (almost gone, but not quite), I'd get
>> rid
>> of my last one.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>
>>
>> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8FF2264A-984B-4F0E-BF59-C372DD81C207@microsoft.com...
>> > Denise,
>> > I know this advice comes rather late.
>> > Never, ever, keep important data in a floppy.
>> > Don't know why but my floppies tend to have read problems lately (and
>> > it
>> > is
>> > not a faulty floppy drive)
>> > I also have my passwords in an encrypted *.doc and I use a 14 character
>> > password for the encryption and save the doc both to my hard disk AND
>> > my
>> > pen
>> > drive (for portability reasons).
>> > Carlos
>> >
>> > "Denise" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> I saved all my passwords to a floppy disk and encrypted the doc when I
>> >> saved
>> >> it. I used Microsoft Office 2007 Blue Edition. It never asked me for
>> >> a
>> >> password. I just tried to open the document and it won't open. Is
>> >> there
>> >> something else I can do? The list is 3 pages long.
>> >> --
>> >> Denise
>> >>
>> >> ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're
>> >> going.
>>
 
Re: Encrypted Files Won't Open

And it's a LOT faster. ;)

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Carlos" <atashian01@remove_the_obvious_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:unWIckNwIHA.4876@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Denise,
> It is high time for you to dump those hundreds of floppies and backup your
> data to a pen drive or USB hard disk.
> Both are cheap, portable and reliable.
> :)
> Carlos
>
> "Denise" <Denise@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje de
> noticias news:F5ECDC90-5D27-487C-A321-4D2F9DA4E156@microsoft.com...
>>I print a copy of the list so that I can write in passwords for new
>> websites/password changes. When the list gets a lot of updates, I update
>> the
>> floppy. Since Windows 95, I've never had a problem with a floppy disk
>> (knock
>> on wood) and I use them to backup my documents at work (I'm talking
>> hundreds
>> of disks). When a correction is made to the original, I pop the floppy
>> in
>> and copy the updated file to it.
>>
>> It sounds as if floppy disk failures are a common occurrence but I've
>> never
>> had one go bad (knock on wood again). In any event, since I have a
>> printout
>> (several to be exact), I don't worry about the floppy going bad.
>>
>> I went to the Microsoft Office forum and it was suggested that I need to
>> open the encrypted file on the same computer. I'm using the same
>> computer
>> but I just updated from Office 2005 to Enterprise 2007, so that's where
>> the
>> problem lies.
>>
>> Thanks for your advice.
>> --
>> Denise
>>
>> ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're
>> going.
>>
>>
>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>>
>>> Floppies are notoriously unreliable. And if it weren't for the need to
>>> have
>>> one around to load drivers with F6 (almost gone, but not quite), I'd get
>>> rid
>>> of my last one.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Charlie.
>>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>>
>>>
>>> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:8FF2264A-984B-4F0E-BF59-C372DD81C207@microsoft.com...
>>> > Denise,
>>> > I know this advice comes rather late.
>>> > Never, ever, keep important data in a floppy.
>>> > Don't know why but my floppies tend to have read problems lately (and
>>> > it
>>> > is
>>> > not a faulty floppy drive)
>>> > I also have my passwords in an encrypted *.doc and I use a 14
>>> > character
>>> > password for the encryption and save the doc both to my hard disk AND
>>> > my
>>> > pen
>>> > drive (for portability reasons).
>>> > Carlos
>>> >
>>> > "Denise" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Hi,
>>> >>
>>> >> I saved all my passwords to a floppy disk and encrypted the doc when
>>> >> I
>>> >> saved
>>> >> it. I used Microsoft Office 2007 Blue Edition. It never asked me
>>> >> for a
>>> >> password. I just tried to open the document and it won't open. Is
>>> >> there
>>> >> something else I can do? The list is 3 pages long.
>>> >> --
>>> >> Denise
>>> >>
>>> >> ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're
>>> >> going.
>>>
>
 
Re: Encrypted Files Won't Open

Backing up my files to floppy disks was the procedure where I used to work
(for 13 years). I started with DOS and then installed Windows 95. The
computer had the 6" floppies. I was given a new pc a few years later and
installed Windows 98 and started using the 3.5" floppies. I don't work there
any longer but I couldn't change the procedure. On my own pc, I have 18 ext
hdds, some for originals and some for backups. I'll tell you though, I have
more probs with my ext hdds than I did with floppies, but backing up to
floppies isn't practical for my personal files at home.
--
Denise

~ If you don''t know where you came from, you won''t know where you''re going.


"Carlos" wrote:

> Denise,
> It is high time for you to dump those hundreds of floppies and backup your
> data to a pen drive or USB hard disk.
> Both are cheap, portable and reliable.
> :)
> Carlos
>
> "Denise" <Denise@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje de
> noticias news:F5ECDC90-5D27-487C-A321-4D2F9DA4E156@microsoft.com...
> >I print a copy of the list so that I can write in passwords for new
> > websites/password changes. When the list gets a lot of updates, I update
> > the
> > floppy. Since Windows 95, I've never had a problem with a floppy disk
> > (knock
> > on wood) and I use them to backup my documents at work (I'm talking
> > hundreds
> > of disks). When a correction is made to the original, I pop the floppy in
> > and copy the updated file to it.
> >
> > It sounds as if floppy disk failures are a common occurrence but I've
> > never
> > had one go bad (knock on wood again). In any event, since I have a
> > printout
> > (several to be exact), I don't worry about the floppy going bad.
> >
> > I went to the Microsoft Office forum and it was suggested that I need to
> > open the encrypted file on the same computer. I'm using the same computer
> > but I just updated from Office 2005 to Enterprise 2007, so that's where
> > the
> > problem lies.
> >
> > Thanks for your advice.
> > --
> > Denise
> >
> > ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're
> > going.
> >
> >
> > "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> Floppies are notoriously unreliable. And if it weren't for the need to
> >> have
> >> one around to load drivers with F6 (almost gone, but not quite), I'd get
> >> rid
> >> of my last one.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Charlie.
> >> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
> >>
> >>
> >> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:8FF2264A-984B-4F0E-BF59-C372DD81C207@microsoft.com...
> >> > Denise,
> >> > I know this advice comes rather late.
> >> > Never, ever, keep important data in a floppy.
> >> > Don't know why but my floppies tend to have read problems lately (and
> >> > it
> >> > is
> >> > not a faulty floppy drive)
> >> > I also have my passwords in an encrypted *.doc and I use a 14 character
> >> > password for the encryption and save the doc both to my hard disk AND
> >> > my
> >> > pen
> >> > drive (for portability reasons).
> >> > Carlos
> >> >
> >> > "Denise" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> I saved all my passwords to a floppy disk and encrypted the doc when I
> >> >> saved
> >> >> it. I used Microsoft Office 2007 Blue Edition. It never asked me for
> >> >> a
> >> >> password. I just tried to open the document and it won't open. Is
> >> >> there
> >> >> something else I can do? The list is 3 pages long.
> >> >> --
> >> >> Denise
> >> >>
> >> >> ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're
> >> >> going.
> >>
>
>
 
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