Access Password

MS Access uses the underlying Jet Database Engine. Using Access Password, you can recover passwords for any Jet databases, not only Access databases. Note that the security model in MS Access is quite complex (although it is insecure).

There are two different password types: user passwords and database passwords. Read this article for more information on Access password types. Note that database passwords were introduced in Access 95. MS Access v2.0 does not support database passwords. In MS Access 2007, the security model has been redesigned; database security has been improved, and user passwords have been removed at all.You can find more information on password types in MS Access in this article.

User passwords are stored in a so-called system database (.mda (old Access 2.0) or .mdw (modern versions) file).

IMPORTANT NOTE: the system database is required to crack a user password. If the system database is lost, there is no way to recover user passwords (we are developing a solution for this situation, it will be available in the next release. If your system database is lost, please contact us for further information). To recover a database password, select the database itself (.mdb or .mde file). To recover user passwords, select the system database (.mda or .mdw file).

Access Password can automatically find the currently registered system database. Note that it is very important to use the correct system database. Often password problems with Access databases are caused by using an improper system database.

Access Password supports all MS Access versions from v2.0 through 2007.

Access Password does not recover passwords to VBA Modules in Access databases. If you need to recover such a password, use our VBA Password.

Broken databases
If a database is broken, Access may erroneously ask for a password. There is no chance to recover such database with any password recovery tool. Access databases often get broken due to a horrible bug made by Microsoft in Office XP. This bug is confirmed (and fixed in the later releases) by Microsoft, more information can be found here. There is a well-known auto-replace feature in MS Word, for example, Word replaces a (c) sequence with a single copyright character. In all databases broken because of this bug, the reverse replacement was performed. The 0a9h byte is replaced with a (c) sequence (ASCII 0a9h is a copyright symbol), 0aeh -> (r) and so forth. As a result Access databases are broken and there is a little chance to convert them back. If you open a broken database with a HEX editor you'll see, for instance, the '(c)' text at offset 21h while the 0a9h byte must be there. Access Password can detect a broken database and raise a warning that the database is broken rather than password-protected. We can try to recover your broken database manually but please note that it is a rather expensive service. Email us for a price quote. In your letter, please specify the size of your database.

Important note. This is not a cracking or hacking site. We do not offer software "cracks", cracking programs or other hacking tools. Instead, we offer password recovery software and password recovery services. Password recovery software is also known as "password crackers" (or "password breakers"). Note that "password crackers" are not "software crackers". Software crackers are produced by hackers and are used to run illegal software copies. Password crackers are used to "crack" lost or forgotten passwords. Have you ever forgotten your password? We could help you... 

Sometimes people ask us why Demo versions of our software are so limited. Here is the answer. Password recovery tools are very special software. Unlike regular software, a typical password recovery tool may be needed only to restore that much needed document, and nothing more. You use it only once, as opposed to system-checking, workspace-improving or security software. Suppose we release a regular time-limited fully-functional trial version. In this case we will inevitably lose a lot of our customers ("one-time users"). Developing good password recovery software takes a lot of efforts from our professionals, so we simply wouldn't be able to stay in business if we gave our software away for free. We have to offer you software with limited capabilities so you can have a chance to evaluate them, and we have a chance to get paid for the full version and keep bringing you better products in the future. Your understanding is much appreciated; if you choose our products, you won't be disappointed by their performance and support!

If you have any suggestions or ideas on improving our software, please let us know. We do appreciate your opinion!

If you have any problem or question, feature request or inquiries, do not hesitate to contact us. Just send us email, and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. Also we really appreciate your comments and feedback.

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