Removing the password from a ZIP Disk

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Removing the password from a ZIP Disk Jul 15, 2003 0:20:38 GMT -5

Recovering Data from A Password Protected Zip Disk

Make sure you have the Tools installed that let you password enable/disable.
Take a new disk that is not password protected, give it a read/write password.
Turn the SLEEP mode of the drive down to 1 minute.
Leaving the newly password protected disk in the drive, choose to "Unprotect until eject".
Wait 1 minute until you hear the drive click and spin down (the light should flash as well).[make sure nothing on the computer is accessing the drive--e.g. any explorer windows, etc..]
Straighten out a paperclip, and insert it into the tiny hole in the back of the drive, just about the parallel printer port connection area. Press in lightly and the disk should pop out. (DO NOT press the electronic eject button on the front..this will reset the drive's memory)
Put in the disk that you have forgotten the password on.
Choose to "Remove Protection", and enter in the password of the new disk that you assigned the password to in step 1.
Electronically eject (normally) and reinsert the now unprotected disk. [If you don't do this, the files will appear corrupted and cannot be read].
From here on out, your disk is unprotected and can be accessed like a disk that never had protection!

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Kakkaraun ~Moderator~ Moderator "They opened the Carnival gates and promptly rigged the games."-L.S. O'Flaherty, the American Dream Posts: 976	Removing the password from a ZIP Disk Jul 28, 2003 5:34:33 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Kakkaraun on Jul 28, 2003 5:34:33 GMT -5 Very interesting. If I ever scrounge up enough cash for a ZIP drive, I'm bound to forget some passwords .
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ZBoxDemon ~Moderator~ Moderator Stealing ideas from one man is plagarism. Stealing ideas from many is research Posts: 599	Removing the password from a ZIP Disk Jul 29, 2003 1:46:09 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ZBoxDemon on Jul 29, 2003 1:46:09 GMT -5 Interestingly, i could very easily do this, as I have a 4 year old zip drive laying around somewhere .
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