Problem with encrytped file

[bigal40]

I have an old .docx document that I encrypted years ago (around 2010). I know the password to the file but I don't remember how I encrypted it (if I used office or a third party app). When I open the document in word it just shows gibberish symbols, it doesn't prompt me for a password. Anyone know how to check what program was used to encrypt the file and how to open it up (like I said I know the PW I just can't get anything to ask me for the password)

Thanks.







Here is the beginning of the document xml file that I retrieved when opening the docx in winzip if this helps:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="true"?>

-<w:document xmlns:wpg="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingGroup" xmlns:wps="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingShape" xmlns:dgm="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/diagram" xmlns:lc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/lockedCanvas" xmlns:c="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/chart" xmlnsic="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/picture" xmlns:a="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/main" xmlns:sl="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/schemaLibrary/2006/main" xmlns:wne="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2006/wordml" xmlns:w="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main" xmlns:w10="urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:word" xmlns:wp="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/wordprocessingDrawing" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:m="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/math" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006">

<w:background w:color="FFFFFF"/>


-<w:body>


-<w w:rsidRPr="00000000" w:rsidRDefault="00000000" w:rsidP="00000000" w:rsidDel="00000000" w:rsidR="00000000">


-<wPr>

<w:keepNext w:val="0"/>

<w:keepLines w:val="0"/>

<w:widowControl w:val="0"/>

<w:spacing w:lineRule="auto" w:line="240" w:before="0" w:after="0"/>

<w:ind w:firstLine="0" w:right="0" w:left="0"/>

<w:contextualSpacing w:val="0"/>

<w:jc w:val="left"/>

</wPr>


-<w:r w:rsidRPr="00000000" w:rsidDel="00000000" w:rsidR="00000000">


-<w:rPr>

<w:rtl w:val="0"/>

</w:rPr>

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[Ketchup]

You could try something like this:
http://www.ntechcomm.com/2013/10/crack-microsoft-word-password/

The feedback is mixed.

 

[Havier Roberto]

Try Long Path Tool it sure helped me a lot

 

[John Connor]

This has NOTHING to do with a long path.