
Advanced Excel 97 Password Recovery: versions history
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! bug fixed
+ improvement/modification


Version 1.31
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! unable to start the program on some systems ("error #13")
! working with read-only files
! some problems with localization
+ benchmark feature
+ dictionary attack:
  + start line #
  + "smart mutations" option
  + "all upper/lower case combinations" option
+ support for Excel 97/2000 files with workbook in Excel 95 format
+ showing all passwords for the given document in
  a single, convenient window
+ default dictionary file name "english.dic" is now 
  expanding to full path automatically
+ recover workbook/sheets passwords for documents created
  on machines with French regional settings
+ checking for program updates through the Internet

Version 1.23
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! recovering some passwords on non-MMX machines
! some minor bugfixes

Version 1.22
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+ recovering shared workbook password
+ multi-language interface
+ improved speed (about 10% on PII and PIII)
! wrong password (brute-force attack) under certain circumstances
! empty window if dictionary file not found
! saving custom charset
! crash or exit after a few minutes of attack (buffer overflow)
! restarting the program after selecting "All printable"
! saving autosave interval
! memory leaks
! incorrect remaining time in exteded statistics
! saving maximum password length (as default setting)
! save project: no file extension
! a few small bugs

Version 1.1
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+ improved speed (20-25% on PII and PIII)
+ recovering passwords for documents created in French version
  of Microsoft Office (instantly!)
+ "brute-force with mask" attack
+ recovering write-protection password
+ recovering workbook passwords
+ recovering passwords for individual sheets
+ added help file
+ saving paths for last opened file, project, charset and dictionary
+ recent files
+ extended statistics
+ entering a user-defined charset directly in unicode
+ saving the last user-defined charset
+ user interface modifications
+ saving password to the file or Clipboard
+ unicode password displaying
+ option: progress bar update interval


Version 1.03
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+ "minimize to tray" option
+ "clear starting password" button
+ saving all parameters (in Registry) on exit, to be used as default
! "Can not initialize OLE library" problem
! some user interface problems


Version 1.01
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! Non-english characters in file name/path
! Project name in windows caption
! Log file path
! Detecting if the file is password-protected or not
! Small bugfixes
+ Improved speed (now about 32000 passwords/second on P-233MMX)
+ Initial progress bar position according to "start from .." value
+ More characters in "All special" charset
+ "Space" character as a separate item
+ When the project is saved, the source Word document is not nessesary
  anymore - you can copy a project file to another computer and start or
  resume the recovery without it
+ "Passwords to do" now calculated according to initial password
+ Detecting the document version
+ Advanced error diagnostics


Version 1.0
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First release.
