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From: JulieS on 12 May 2008 09:50 Hello Arka, Thanks for the details. I really cannot explain what is going on. I've stepped through creating and removing passwords in MS Project 2007 and cannot reproduce either your error or the error that Dytham has noted. I'll offer the same to you as I did to him. Zip the file and email to me. I'll see if I can remove the password. My email address is prjng AT maine.rr.com What OS are you using? I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along. Julie Project MVP Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional information about Microsoft Project "arka" <arka(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2E8E232E-CD50-4EDC-9F55-079EBA19ED17(a)microsoft.com... > Hi JulieS thanks for the reply but I still cannot remove the > password. > > To clarify this is what I did: > > Launch MS Office Project 2007 > File > New > name it New Project 1 > > do some > task n resource insertion > File > Save As > Tools > General Options > > under > Protection Password I put 1234 > under Write Reservation Password i > put 1234 >> click OK > close MS Project 2007 > reopen MS Project 2007 > File > >> Open > > file New Project 1 > it asks for password so I put 1234 > it opens > up > File >> Save As > Tools > General Options > i remove the password under >> Protection > Password and Write Reservation Password > click OK > click Save > it > says do > i want to overwrite existing file I choose Yes > i close MS Project > 2007 > > reopen MS > and it still asks for password even though I removed it > and saved > the file under the same name overwriting it but the password still > remains. > any solution? thanks. > > "JulieS" wrote: > >> Hello arka, >> >> Are you unable to remove a password on a newly created file or is >> the >> problem only with one specific file? I have not been able to >> reproduce the problem either with files create in Project 2003 and >> opened in 2007, nor files created in Project 2007 and opened in >> 2007. >> >> Let us know. >> >> Julie >> >> >> >> "arka" <arka(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:DCCE2C05-3F78-4C0F-ABE4-A43B0D13BF1E(a)microsoft.com... >> >I want to add, >> > >> > I installed MS Office Project 2007 SP1. I was hoping that this >> > time >> > I can >> > remove the password. But NO. still doesn't work. the password >> > remains >> > everytime I open it. Yes of course I know the password I made it >> > myself 1234. >> > Changing the password works just fine, but removing it seems to >> > be a >> > mystery. >> > Someone else in this discussion group said it's a bug others say >> > to >> > go tell a >> > friend and have a hacker remove it. any thoughts? >> > >> > "arka" wrote: >> > >> >> I created a password-protected for both read and write ability >> >> but >> >> now I want >> >> to remove them all. I tried going to Tools > General Options > >> >> and >> >> removing >> >> the **** for both read and write > Save > Close > reopen but it >> >> still ask for >> >> the passwords. I want to remove all passwords how to? please >> >> help >> >> thanks. >> >> >>
From: arka on 12 May 2008 22:19 Hi Dytham, Thank you for sharing the info. Unfortunately, I do not have the Project Server installed. I'm using the Trial Office Project 2007 with Project SP1 installed. Do you think this has anything to do with different version of Project 2007? I sent a zipped .mpp file to Julie and let us see what happen. regards, Arkka "Dytham" wrote: > Hi Arka. > > I had virtually the same problem. > > My persistent password wasn't really causing > much inconvenience since it was known and could be changed, only puzzlement. > > I was going to send Julie a zip of this odd file so that she could share my > intrigue, so made a copy with sensitive data deleted / anonymised, but > somewhere along that process, the password disappeared so I gave up > - I put it down to experience / categorised as "too hard". > > I have since thought of a sure fire way to remove such passwords - if you > have Project Server available. Save the file to Server - this effectively > removes passwords as Server security is achieved by other means. Then with > the Server version open, do a Save To File. Voila, .MPP file in your > MyDocuments with no passwords. > > > > > "arka" wrote: > > > Hi JulieS thanks for the reply but I still cannot remove the password. > > > > To clarify this is what I did: > > > > Launch MS Office Project 2007 > File > New > name it New Project 1 > do some > > task n resource insertion > File > Save As > Tools > General Options > under > > Protection Password I put 1234 > under Write Reservation Password i put 1234 > > > click OK > close MS Project 2007 > reopen MS Project 2007 > File > Open > > > file New Project 1 > it asks for password so I put 1234 > it opens up > File > > > Save As > Tools > General Options > i remove the password under Protection > > Password and Write Reservation Password > click OK > click Save > it says do > > i want to overwrite existing file I choose Yes > i close MS Project 2007 > > > reopen MS > and it still asks for password even though I removed it and saved > > the file under the same name overwriting it but the password still remains. > > any solution? thanks. > > > > "JulieS" wrote: > > > > > Hello arka, > > > > > > Are you unable to remove a password on a newly created file or is the > > > problem only with one specific file? I have not been able to > > > reproduce the problem either with files create in Project 2003 and > > > opened in 2007, nor files created in Project 2007 and opened in 2007. > > > > > > Let us know. > > > > > > Julie > > > > > > > > > > > > "arka" <arka(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > > news:DCCE2C05-3F78-4C0F-ABE4-A43B0D13BF1E(a)microsoft.com... > > > >I want to add, > > > > > > > > I installed MS Office Project 2007 SP1. I was hoping that this time > > > > I can > > > > remove the password. But NO. still doesn't work. the password > > > > remains > > > > everytime I open it. Yes of course I know the password I made it > > > > myself 1234. > > > > Changing the password works just fine, but removing it seems to be a > > > > mystery. > > > > Someone else in this discussion group said it's a bug others say to > > > > go tell a > > > > friend and have a hacker remove it. any thoughts? > > > > > > > > "arka" wrote: > > > > > > > >> I created a password-protected for both read and write ability but > > > >> now I want > > > >> to remove them all. I tried going to Tools > General Options > and > > > >> removing > > > >> the **** for both read and write > Save > Close > reopen but it > > > >> still ask for > > > >> the passwords. I want to remove all passwords how to? please help > > > >> thanks. > > > > > > > > >
From: arka on 12 May 2008 22:21 Hi JulieS, I sent you an email with the zipped .mpp file attached. I hope it's not because of the different version of Project 2007 that is causing this "unerased" password malfunction. regards, arkka "JulieS" wrote: > Hello Arka, > > Thanks for the details. I really cannot explain what is going on. > I've stepped through creating and removing passwords in MS Project > 2007 and cannot reproduce either your error or the error that Dytham > has noted. I'll offer the same to you as I did to him. Zip the file > and email to me. I'll see if I can remove the password. My email > address is prjng AT maine.rr.com > > What OS are you using? > > I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along. > > Julie > Project MVP > > Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional information > about Microsoft Project > > "arka" <arka(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:2E8E232E-CD50-4EDC-9F55-079EBA19ED17(a)microsoft.com... > > Hi JulieS thanks for the reply but I still cannot remove the > > password. > > > > To clarify this is what I did: > > > > Launch MS Office Project 2007 > File > New > name it New Project 1 > > > do some > > task n resource insertion > File > Save As > Tools > General Options > > > under > > Protection Password I put 1234 > under Write Reservation Password i > > put 1234 > >> click OK > close MS Project 2007 > reopen MS Project 2007 > File > > >> Open > > > file New Project 1 > it asks for password so I put 1234 > it opens > > up > File > >> Save As > Tools > General Options > i remove the password under > >> Protection > > Password and Write Reservation Password > click OK > click Save > it > > says do > > i want to overwrite existing file I choose Yes > i close MS Project > > 2007 > > > reopen MS > and it still asks for password even though I removed it > > and saved > > the file under the same name overwriting it but the password still > > remains. > > any solution? thanks. > > > > "JulieS" wrote: > > > >> Hello arka, > >> > >> Are you unable to remove a password on a newly created file or is > >> the > >> problem only with one specific file? I have not been able to > >> reproduce the problem either with files create in Project 2003 and > >> opened in 2007, nor files created in Project 2007 and opened in > >> 2007. > >> > >> Let us know. > >> > >> Julie > >> > >> > >> > >> "arka" <arka(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:DCCE2C05-3F78-4C0F-ABE4-A43B0D13BF1E(a)microsoft.com... > >> >I want to add, > >> > > >> > I installed MS Office Project 2007 SP1. I was hoping that this > >> > time > >> > I can > >> > remove the password. But NO. still doesn't work. the password > >> > remains > >> > everytime I open it. Yes of course I know the password I made it > >> > myself 1234. > >> > Changing the password works just fine, but removing it seems to > >> > be a > >> > mystery. > >> > Someone else in this discussion group said it's a bug others say > >> > to > >> > go tell a > >> > friend and have a hacker remove it. any thoughts? > >> > > >> > "arka" wrote: > >> > > >> >> I created a password-protected for both read and write ability > >> >> but > >> >> now I want > >> >> to remove them all. I tried going to Tools > General Options > > >> >> and > >> >> removing > >> >> the **** for both read and write > Save > Close > reopen but it > >> >> still ask for > >> >> the passwords. I want to remove all passwords how to? please > >> >> help > >> >> thanks. > >> > >> > >> > > >
From: JulieS on 13 May 2008 15:13 Hi arka, I did get your email and I must say, I ran into the problem you note. I could not remove the password. I was able to remove the password by saving as a Project 2003 file. I stepped through the process of File > Save As, removing the **** on both the write reservation and general password, then chose a Project 2002-2003 file format. That did effectively remove both passwords. I can then open and continue working on the file in Project 2007 and save as a 2007 file. I'm afraid I can't answer the "why" however the process worked with both your file and one that Dytham sent along as well. I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along. Julie Project MVP Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional information about Microsoft Project "arka" <arka(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AB5535D0-9619-40E7-A1B4-ADDC97556989(a)microsoft.com... > Hi JulieS, > > I sent you an email with the zipped .mpp file attached. > I hope it's not because of the different version of Project 2007 > that is > causing this "unerased" password malfunction. > > regards, > arkka > > "JulieS" wrote: > >> Hello Arka, >> >> Thanks for the details. I really cannot explain what is going on. >> I've stepped through creating and removing passwords in MS Project >> 2007 and cannot reproduce either your error or the error that >> Dytham >> has noted. I'll offer the same to you as I did to him. Zip the >> file >> and email to me. I'll see if I can remove the password. My email >> address is prjng AT maine.rr.com >> >> What OS are you using? >> >> I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along. >> >> Julie >> Project MVP >> >> Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional >> information >> about Microsoft Project >> >> "arka" <arka(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:2E8E232E-CD50-4EDC-9F55-079EBA19ED17(a)microsoft.com... >> > Hi JulieS thanks for the reply but I still cannot remove the >> > password. >> > >> > To clarify this is what I did: >> > >> > Launch MS Office Project 2007 > File > New > name it New Project >> > 1 > >> > do some >> > task n resource insertion > File > Save As > Tools > General >> > Options >> > > under >> > Protection Password I put 1234 > under Write Reservation Password >> > i >> > put 1234 >> >> click OK > close MS Project 2007 > reopen MS Project 2007 > File >> >> > >> >> Open > >> > file New Project 1 > it asks for password so I put 1234 > it >> > opens >> > up > File >> >> Save As > Tools > General Options > i remove the password under >> >> Protection >> > Password and Write Reservation Password > click OK > click Save > >> > it >> > says do >> > i want to overwrite existing file I choose Yes > i close MS >> > Project >> > 2007 > >> > reopen MS > and it still asks for password even though I removed >> > it >> > and saved >> > the file under the same name overwriting it but the password >> > still >> > remains. >> > any solution? thanks. >> > >> > "JulieS" wrote: >> > >> >> Hello arka, >> >> >> >> Are you unable to remove a password on a newly created file or >> >> is >> >> the >> >> problem only with one specific file? I have not been able to >> >> reproduce the problem either with files create in Project 2003 >> >> and >> >> opened in 2007, nor files created in Project 2007 and opened in >> >> 2007. >> >> >> >> Let us know. >> >> >> >> Julie >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "arka" <arka(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:DCCE2C05-3F78-4C0F-ABE4-A43B0D13BF1E(a)microsoft.com... >> >> >I want to add, >> >> > >> >> > I installed MS Office Project 2007 SP1. I was hoping that this >> >> > time >> >> > I can >> >> > remove the password. But NO. still doesn't work. the password >> >> > remains >> >> > everytime I open it. Yes of course I know the password I made >> >> > it >> >> > myself 1234. >> >> > Changing the password works just fine, but removing it seems >> >> > to >> >> > be a >> >> > mystery. >> >> > Someone else in this discussion group said it's a bug others >> >> > say >> >> > to >> >> > go tell a >> >> > friend and have a hacker remove it. any thoughts? >> >> > >> >> > "arka" wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> I created a password-protected for both read and write >> >> >> ability >> >> >> but >> >> >> now I want >> >> >> to remove them all. I tried going to Tools > General Options >> >> >> > >> >> >> and >> >> >> removing >> >> >> the **** for both read and write > Save > Close > reopen but >> >> >> it >> >> >> still ask for >> >> >> the passwords. I want to remove all passwords how to? please >> >> >> help >> >> >> thanks. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
From: arka on 13 May 2008 22:52 Hi Julie, Thank you for your help. Well I guess the only way to remove the password is by saving it as you said to the 2000-2003 format .mpp, however, a warning box shows up saying some features of 2007 will be lost. In my case, that's OK, but I wonder what exactly is lost....is it the new feature in 2007? I'm not sure. Just out of the blue I did removed the password and saved it to 2003 format and was able to open it without the password (I opened with Project 2007 since I don't have Project 2003), and then I saved it again this time to 2007 format, overwrite it, and failed to reopened it. I guess the lost feature is in fact the interoperability of password protection between the 2003 and 2007 format. For now, I'll just stay away from using password. I would instead use a winrar/winzip with password on it for safety. regards, arkka "JulieS" wrote: > Hi arka, > > I did get your email and I must say, I ran into the problem you note. > I could not remove the password. I was able to remove the password by > saving as a Project 2003 file. I stepped through the process of File > > Save As, removing the **** on both the write reservation and general > password, then chose a Project 2002-2003 file format. > > That did effectively remove both passwords. I can then open and > continue working on the file in Project 2007 and save as a 2007 file. > > I'm afraid I can't answer the "why" however the process worked with > both your file and one that Dytham sent along as well. > > I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along. > > Julie > Project MVP > > Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional information > about Microsoft Project > > > > "arka" <arka(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:AB5535D0-9619-40E7-A1B4-ADDC97556989(a)microsoft.com... > > Hi JulieS, > > > > I sent you an email with the zipped .mpp file attached. > > I hope it's not because of the different version of Project 2007 > > that is > > causing this "unerased" password malfunction. > > > > regards, > > arkka > > > > "JulieS" wrote: > > > >> Hello Arka, > >> > >> Thanks for the details. I really cannot explain what is going on. > >> I've stepped through creating and removing passwords in MS Project > >> 2007 and cannot reproduce either your error or the error that > >> Dytham > >> has noted. I'll offer the same to you as I did to him. Zip the > >> file > >> and email to me. I'll see if I can remove the password. My email > >> address is prjng AT maine.rr.com > >> > >> What OS are you using? > >> > >> I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along. > >> > >> Julie > >> Project MVP > >> > >> Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional > >> information > >> about Microsoft Project > >> > >> "arka" <arka(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:2E8E232E-CD50-4EDC-9F55-079EBA19ED17(a)microsoft.com... > >> > Hi JulieS thanks for the reply but I still cannot remove the > >> > password. > >> > > >> > To clarify this is what I did: > >> > > >> > Launch MS Office Project 2007 > File > New > name it New Project > >> > 1 > > >> > do some > >> > task n resource insertion > File > Save As > Tools > General > >> > Options > >> > > under > >> > Protection Password I put 1234 > under Write Reservation Password > >> > i > >> > put 1234 > >> >> click OK > close MS Project 2007 > reopen MS Project 2007 > File > >> >> > > >> >> Open > > >> > file New Project 1 > it asks for password so I put 1234 > it > >> > opens > >> > up > File > >> >> Save As > Tools > General Options > i remove the password under > >> >> Protection > >> > Password and Write Reservation Password > click OK > click Save > > >> > it > >> > says do > >> > i want to overwrite existing file I choose Yes > i close MS > >> > Project > >> > 2007 > > >> > reopen MS > and it still asks for password even though I removed > >> > it > >> > and saved > >> > the file under the same name overwriting it but the password > >> > still > >> > remains. > >> > any solution? thanks. > >> > > >> > "JulieS" wrote: > >> > > >> >> Hello arka, > >> >> > >> >> Are you unable to remove a password on a newly created file or > >> >> is > >> >> the > >> >> problem only with one specific file? I have not been able to > >> >> reproduce the problem either with files create in Project 2003 > >> >> and > >> >> opened in 2007, nor files created in Project 2007 and opened in > >> >> 2007. > >> >> > >> >> Let us know. > >> >> > >> >> Julie > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> "arka" <arka(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> >> news:DCCE2C05-3F78-4C0F-ABE4-A43B0D13BF1E(a)microsoft.com... > >> >> >I want to add, > >> >> > > >> >> > I installed MS Office Project 2007 SP1. I was hoping that this > >> >> > time > >> >> > I can > >> >> > remove the password. But NO. still doesn't work. the password > >> >> > remains > >> >> > everytime I open it. Yes of course I know the password I made > >> >> > it > >> >> > myself 1234. > >> >> > Changing the password works just fine, but removing it seems > >> >> > to > >> >> > be a > >> >> > mystery. > >> >> > Someone else in this discussion group said it's a bug others > >> >> > say > >> >> > to > >> >> > go tell a > >> >> > friend and have a hacker remove it. any thoughts? > >> >> > > >> >> > "arka" wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> >> I created a password-protected for both read and write > >> >> >> ability > >> >> >> but > >> >> >> now I want > >> >> >> to remove them all. I tried going to Tools > General Options > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> and > >> >> >> removing > >> >> >> the **** for both read and write > Save > Close > reopen but > >> >> >> it > >> >> >> still ask for > >> >> >> the passwords. I want to remove all passwords how to? please > >> >> >> help > >> >> >> thanks. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > > >
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