Microsoft KB Archive/915550

= Description of Groove accounts and of Groove identities =

Article ID: 915550

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Preview Edition
 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Professional Edition
 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Project Edition
 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Standard 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 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
 * Microsoft Office Groove 2007

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes Groove accounts and Groove identities and the relationship between them.



Your Groove account
Your Groove account contains your Groove preferences, workspaces, and contacts, together with details that are used by the Groove to work with the computer system. All this data is stored in a file on the computer and updated when your Groove information changes. If you use your account on only one computer, we recommend that you periodically save your account in case you have a problem with the hard disk.

Your Groove identity
Your Groove identity is a digital persona that you create as part of a Groove account. You use a Groove identity to identify yourself in a Groove workspace and to interact with other Groove users. You can have more than one Groove identity in a single account.

The relationship between your Groove account and your Groove identity
The relationship between Groove accounts and Groove identities resembles the relationship between an actor and the various roles he plays on screen, on stage, or on television. Just as an actor might play a detective in one movie, a professor in another movie, and a judge on a television show, you can create different identities for yourself in a Groove account so that you can appear by different names in different workspaces.

You might use a professional identity for workspaces used for professional projects. But, you might use a less formal identity with friends and family or co-workers in social situations. For example, Andrew R. Hill in the Product Feature Review workspace might be Andy Hill in the office Ping Pong Tournament space. You can even create identities for specific spaces. For example, you might use the identity &quot;comedyfan&quot; in a movie review workspace.

Even if you use different identities in different workspaces, your Groove data is located in the Groove account that contains these identities. Whether you have multiple identities or a single identity, you can use your Groove account on up to five computers.

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