I'd ask the maker of the file to provide an unprotected version.
What do Adobe and Foxit reader with the file? All you tell is what they don't do (ask you to enter the password).
Acrobat isn't free, indeed.
Kees
I have the password but get no prompt to enter it in Adobe reader or Foxit. Acrobat will open it but I don't want Acrobat.
Any ideas?
Dafydd.

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