Microsoft KB Archive/916327

= Internet Explorer is required to use Groove =

Article ID: 916327

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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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
To use Groove, you must have Windows Internet Explorer installed and configured. However, Internet Explorer does not have to be your default browser.



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Office Groove 2007 and earlier versions of Groove use many of the .dll files that are installed with Internet Explorer. If Groove uses a proxy, it also obtains proxy information from Internet Explorer. You can use Groove when another browser is set as your default browser. However, the following conditions must be true to use Groove:
 * You must have the required version of Internet Explorer that is listed in the software requirements for the version of the following program that is installed on the computer:
 * Groove
 * Groove Workspace
 * Groove Virtual Office
 * Groove 2007
 * You must have the correct proxy settings in Internet Explorer.

Note Groove Workspace 2.5i and earlier versions of Groove tries to interpret the proxy information from both Internet Explorer and Netscape when both browsers are present. However, Groove communications may fail if the following conditions are true:
 * You have both Netscape and Internet Explorer on the system.
 * You have Netscape and Internet Explorer configured for different proxies.

Groove 2007 and Groove Virtual Office always obtain proxy information from Internet Explorer. Therefore, proxy configuration in Netscape does not cause any issues with these versions of Groove when the proxy information is correct in Internet Explorer.

Additional query words: TCN-00143 Groove2007

Keywords: kbhowto kbexpertiseinter KB916327

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