Grandma passed. Left her will on her computer. How can I get in?

[Sanders0492]

But my buddy's grandma passed this morning without a formal will, although they have a reason to believe she started typing a will this morning. It's sudden, and I don't know any of the details yet. Basically, they're looking for a way to "hack" into her computer, but without turning it off, because they're not positive if it was saved or not.

It's on Windows 7, and I'm assuming it would be written in MS Office. They don't know the password, and the hint isn't set.

Asking for help with this is probably considered against the rules, but I know the family would appreciate any help.

[If this is against the rules, I understand and am ok with deleting this thread]

 

[vrumor]

It is against the rules. No one will help you remove a password here, for any reason.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Forum can't help with bypassing passwords...Sorry.

 

[BadAsAl]

Yeah it is against the rules. There is no way to tell if you are telling the truth unfortunately.
The will won't hold up, but if you just want to see what her last wishes might have been then I understand.
Hopefully you get all get along, I have seen these types of situations go bad before.

 

[boosted1g]

You are correct that this is agiasnt the rules at Toms Hardware to help bypass passwords or any other security mesures.
We understand that there are legitimate circumstances but cant leave this up to user discresion and thus it is a black and white policy