# Protected pdf files. How do you access them?

Category: Geeks r Us

## Post 1 by hi5 (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Friday, 05-Feb-2010 14:12:49

Recently I bought this report that is protected, meaning its inaccessible to screanreaders. Anyone know what I can do about this? Yes I've already contacted their tech support and have the latest version of adobe and no go there. What can you suggest?

## Post 2 by hi5 (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Friday, 05-Feb-2010 15:03:02

I'm sorry, the file is secured, not protected. This security is why I can't jaws it. Please all knowers of a solution, help me out :).

## Post 3 by season (the invisible soul) on Friday, 05-Feb-2010 19:39:55

what it exactly said when you try to open the pdf file?

## Post 4 by hi5 (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Friday, 05-Feb-2010 22:35:42

It says, "Alert: protection failure"

## Post 5 by KC8PNL (The best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better.) on Friday, 05-Feb-2010 22:43:36

Can you print the document? If so, and if you have software like Kurzweil 1000 or Openbook, just use the virtual printer function to access it.

## Post 6 by hi5 (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Saturday, 06-Feb-2010 10:50:48

That did it! Thanks loads :)!

## Post 7 by b3n (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Saturday, 06-Feb-2010 10:52:42

I was going to say that if you pm'd me a link to it on sendspace or something I'd unsecure it for you.

## Post 8 by hi5 (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Saturday, 06-Feb-2010 21:26:39

Wow! You can do that? That'd be great too since kurzweil didn't really do a perfect job lol. I'd appreciate that very much thanks. PMing it now.

## Post 9 by b3n (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Saturday, 06-Feb-2010 21:45:58

done

## Post 10 by hi5 (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Saturday, 06-Feb-2010 22:48:42

It works perfectly! Thanks so much. If its not too complicated, or classified, can you tell us how you unsecured it?

## Post 11 by b3n (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Sunday, 07-Feb-2010 15:59:03

There are some programs that do it; I used pdf password remover.

## Post 12 by hi5 (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Sunday, 07-Feb-2010 17:57:58

Awesome I'll look for that the next time I have an issue like this :).