Finding password protected files

27 May 2009 2:36 PM

Linn Kubler

Hi,

I have been asked to identify all the password protected files on our
network and am wondering if someone might have an example?

Alternatively, can anyone recommend a commercial/shareware/freeware utility
for this? A quick Google search found a few utilities for finding files
like this but I know nothing about them. We are mostly interested in Word,
Excel and PowerPoint type files.

Thanks in advance,
Linn

28 May 2009 2:49 AM

Dave Patrick

I'd ask them here. microsoft.public.office.misc

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.office.misc&cat=en_US_24f872ec-a5b6-4cc1-925d-0364c03e6da6&lang=en&cr=US

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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"Linn Kubler" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been asked to identify all the password protected files on our
> network and am wondering if someone might have an example?
>
> Alternatively, can anyone recommend a commercial/shareware/freeware
> utility for this? A quick Google search found a few utilities for finding
> files like this but I know nothing about them. We are mostly interested
> in Word, Excel and PowerPoint type files.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Linn
>
>

28 May 2009 1:26 PM

Linn Kubler

Hi Dave,

I did post this question there as well, no response yet though. Was kind of
hoping someone would have a script to do this so I wouldn't have to resort
to installing another application.

Thanks,
Linn

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"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'd ask them here. microsoft.public.office.misc
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.office.misc&cat=en_US_24f872ec-a5b6-4cc1-925d-0364c03e6da6&lang=en&cr=US
>
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>
> "Linn Kubler" wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have been asked to identify all the password protected files on our
>> network and am wondering if someone might have an example?
>>
>> Alternatively, can anyone recommend a commercial/shareware/freeware
>> utility for this? A quick Google search found a few utilities for
>> finding files like this but I know nothing about them. We are mostly
>> interested in Word, Excel and PowerPoint type files.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Linn
>>
>>
>

28 May 2009 2:50 PM

Pegasus [MVP]

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"Linn Kubler" <lkub***@chartwellwisc2.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have been asked to identify all the password protected files on our
> network and am wondering if someone might have an example?
>
> Alternatively, can anyone recommend a commercial/shareware/freeware
> utility for this? A quick Google search found a few utilities for finding
> files like this but I know nothing about them. We are mostly interested
> in Word, Excel and PowerPoint type files.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Linn

Seeing that you frequently post questions in newsgroups, I suggest you
familiarise yourself with the concept of "cross-posting". You multiposted
this particular question, which causes duplication of effort and is
therefore much frowned upon - see here:
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm.

28 May 2009 8:28 PM

Linn Kubler

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"Pegasus [MVP]" <n***@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Linn Kubler" <lkub***@chartwellwisc2.com> wrote in message
> news:ezxlPit3JHA.5048@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have been asked to identify all the password protected files on our
>> network and am wondering if someone might have an example?
>>
>> Alternatively, can anyone recommend a commercial/shareware/freeware
>> utility for this? A quick Google search found a few utilities for
>> finding files like this but I know nothing about them. We are mostly
>> interested in Word, Excel and PowerPoint type files.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Linn
>
> Seeing that you frequently post questions in newsgroups, I suggest you
> familiarise yourself with the concept of "cross-posting". You multiposted
> this particular question, which causes duplication of effort and is
> therefore much frowned upon - see here:
> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm.

Don't see the problem, this is a question that spans multiple disciplains.
Someone in this group might have had the answer but doesn't read the other
group or visa versa, how am I supposed to get the most accurate information
without cross posting? That's like saying it's Ok to Google one web site
but not another.

Sorry if I offended anyone, just trying to solve a problem.

Thanks for the help,
Linn

28 May 2009 8:51 PM

Pegasus [MVP]

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"Linn Kubler" <lkub***@chartwellwisc2.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Pegasus [MVP]" <n***@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:eO7udO63JHA.1424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Linn Kubler" <lkub***@chartwellwisc2.com> wrote in message
>> news:ezxlPit3JHA.5048@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have been asked to identify all the password protected files on our
>>> network and am wondering if someone might have an example?
>>>
>>> Alternatively, can anyone recommend a commercial/shareware/freeware
>>> utility for this? A quick Google search found a few utilities for
>>> finding files like this but I know nothing about them. We are mostly
>>> interested in Word, Excel and PowerPoint type files.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Linn
>>
>> Seeing that you frequently post questions in newsgroups, I suggest you
>> familiarise yourself with the concept of "cross-posting". You multiposted
>> this particular question, which causes duplication of effort and is
>> therefore much frowned upon - see here:
>> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm.
> Don't see the problem, this is a question that spans multiple disciplains.
> Someone in this group might have had the answer but doesn't read the other
> group or visa versa, how am I supposed to get the most accurate
> information without cross posting? That's like saying it's Ok to Google
> one web site but not another.
>
> Sorry if I offended anyone, just trying to solve a problem.
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Linn

Sorry, you missed my point entirely. You did not *crosspost* - you
*multiposted*. Crossposting involves placing several newsgroup names into
the Address field so that everybody in every newsgroup can see your post and
reply to it. You did not do this - you created several independent threads
in different newsgroups so that respondents could not see the replies from
other newsgroups.

Please read the information once more in the link I gave you before. It
tells you clearly that crossposting, when done in moderation, is fine and
that multiposting causes duplication of effort.

29 May 2009 1:49 PM

Linn Kubler

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"Pegasus [MVP]" <n***@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Linn Kubler" <lkub***@chartwellwisc2.com> wrote in message
> news:e3MzfL93JHA.1528@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Pegasus [MVP]" <n***@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:eO7udO63JHA.1424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "Linn Kubler" <lkub***@chartwellwisc2.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ezxlPit3JHA.5048@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have been asked to identify all the password protected files on our
>>>> network and am wondering if someone might have an example?
>>>>
>>>> Alternatively, can anyone recommend a commercial/shareware/freeware
>>>> utility for this? A quick Google search found a few utilities for
>>>> finding files like this but I know nothing about them. We are mostly
>>>> interested in Word, Excel and PowerPoint type files.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>> Linn
>>>
>>> Seeing that you frequently post questions in newsgroups, I suggest you
>>> familiarise yourself with the concept of "cross-posting". You
>>> multiposted this particular question, which causes duplication of effort
>>> and is therefore much frowned upon - see here:
>>> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm.
>> Don't see the problem, this is a question that spans multiple
>> disciplains. Someone in this group might have had the answer but doesn't
>> read the other group or visa versa, how am I supposed to get the most
>> accurate information without cross posting? That's like saying it's Ok
>> to Google one web site but not another.
>>
>> Sorry if I offended anyone, just trying to solve a problem.
>>
>> Thanks for the help,
>> Linn
>
> Sorry, you missed my point entirely. You did not *crosspost* - you
> *multiposted*. Crossposting involves placing several newsgroup names into
> the Address field so that everybody in every newsgroup can see your post
> and reply to it. You did not do this - you created several independent
> threads in different newsgroups so that respondents could not see the
> replies from other newsgroups.
>
> Please read the information once more in the link I gave you before. It
> tells you clearly that crossposting, when done in moderation, is fine and
> that multiposting causes duplication of effort.

Sorry, my mistake. Didn't realize that responding to a post in one group
would get crossposted to all the groups. Never realized the difference and
in this case, thought of posting to the other groups independantly of this
original post.

Thanks again,
Linn