i forgot my password to unlock my personal one note notebook section. Is
there a way to reset the password without knowing your old password and
without losing data?

Unfortunately no ;(

If it were easy for the normal end user to do s, then it is easier for an
attacker to do so as well.



=?Utf-8?B?YW0=?= <am@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:929A70F5-0B63-4B49-AD1E-6C040BFAD1A9@microsoft.com:

> i forgot my password to unlock my personal one note notebook section.
> Is there a way to reset the password without knowing your old password
> and without losing data?
>

I DO feel bad for our poor friend here, but this is a feature that I
particularly appreciate about OneNote. I have a couple of password protected
sections, and they are quite useful. As well, when you first create a
password, I remember thinking that the warning ON gives about not forgetting
or losing the password is appropriately strong.

-Michael

"Erik Sojka (MVP)" wrote:

> Unfortunately no ;(
>
> If it were easy for the normal end user to do s, then it is easier for an
> attacker to do so as well.
>
>
>
> =?Utf-8?B?YW0=?= <am@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> news:929A70F5-0B63-4B49-AD1E-6C040BFAD1A9@microsoft.com:
>
> > i forgot my password to unlock my personal one note notebook section.
> > Is there a way to reset the password without knowing your old password
> > and without losing data?
> >
>
>

I have bank account numbers and credit card numbers in mine so I sure hope
it can't be easily reset. :)

--
Josh Einstein (Tablet PC MVP)
Einstein Technologies
Tablet Enhancements for Outlook - Try it free: www.tabletoutlook.com


"Holo20" <Holo20@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:49AB302A-02B8-41A6-962A-478C8552EBF5@microsoft.com...
>I DO feel bad for our poor friend here, but this is a feature that I
> particularly appreciate about OneNote. I have a couple of password
> protected
> sections, and they are quite useful. As well, when you first create a
> password, I remember thinking that the warning ON gives about not
> forgetting
> or losing the password is appropriately strong.
>
> -Michael
>
> "Erik Sojka (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately no ;(
>>
>> If it were easy for the normal end user to do s, then it is easier for an
>> attacker to do so as well.
>>
>>
>>
>> =?Utf-8?B?YW0=?= <am@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> news:929A70F5-0B63-4B49-AD1E-6C040BFAD1A9@microsoft.com:
>>
>> > i forgot my password to unlock my personal one note notebook section.
>> > Is there a way to reset the password without knowing your old password
>> > and without losing data?
>> >
>>
>>