Microsoft KB Archive/915639

= How to activate Groove after you receive an activation key =

Article ID: 915639

Article Last Modified on 11/7/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Groove Virtual Office 3.1 File Sharing Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.1 Professional Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.1 Project Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.1 Trial Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.0 File Sharing Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.0 Professional Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.0 Project Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.0 Trial Edition
 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Preview Edition
 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Professional Edition
 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Project Edition
 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Standard Edition

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to activate Groove Virtual Office or Groove Workspace after you receive an activation key.



MORE INFORMATION
Follow these steps to activate Groove:
 * 1) Log in to Groove.
 * 2) On the Help menu, click Activate Product.
 * 3) Type your activation code in the Activation Key box, and then click OK.

When you activate Groove, you are upgraded to the licensed edition that is associated with your activation key.

Note Activation keys are version specific. If you have a Groove Workspace activation key, it will not activate Groove Virtual Office. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

914612 Information about the licenses that are required to upgrade from Groove Workspace to Groove Virtual Office

To view your licenses, follow these steps:
 * 1) Log in to Groove.
 * 2) On the Help menu, click About Groove, and then click Licenses.

Note Licenses are cumulative. For example, if you have a File Sharing license and a Professional license, your Groove installation is a Professional Edition.

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