How to Bypass a Word Password

Bypassing the Password
1. Open a password-protected document in MS Word. (See References 2)
2. Right-click on the document to save as a web page (for example, with the file extension '.html'). Close Word.
3. Open the HTML document in any Text Editor. (See References 2)
4. Search for the '<w:UnprotectPassword>' tag. The line will look similar to this: '<w:UnprotectPassword>ABCDEF01</w:UnprotectPassword>.'
5. Keep the 'password' in mind. (See references 2)
6. Open the original document -- with the '.doc.' file extension -- with any hex editor. (See References 2)
7. Search for hex values of the password (reverse order!) (See References 2)
8. Overwrite all four double-bytes with 0x00. (A double-byte is also called double-byte character set. It refers to a character set where each graphic character is encoded into two bytes, a lead byte and a trail byte. It's a computer language where information is held.) Save this then close it.
9. Open the document with MS Word, select 'Tools / Unprotect Document.' 'Tools' is located at the top of your document labeled 'Tools.' Click that button to get a drop-down menu and then select 'Unprotect Document.' Your password is now blank.