Microsoft KB Archive/916343

= Descriptions of the difference between a Groove account and a Groove Web site account =

Article ID: 916343

Article Last Modified on 8/3/2007

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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

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes some of the differences between a Groove account and a Groove Web site account.



MORE INFORMATION
A Groove account and a Groove Web site account are separate and unrelated accounts.

Groove account
You can use a Groove account to log on to a Groove application such as Groove, Groove Workspace 2.x, or Groove Virtual Office 3.x. A Groove account holds your personal Groove information, your shared space information, and the keys to decrypt that information. You cannot reset the password for your Groove account in a version of Groove that is earlier than 3.0. However, you can reset the password if you are on a managed device in a Groove domain, and your domain administrator configures recovery options. In later versions of Groove, Groove users who are not in managed domains have a reset option, and users within managed domains may have this option depending on the security settings that are chosen by your domain administrator.

Groove Web site account
A Groove Web site account is a traditional Web site account on the old Groove Networks Web site. To access this account, visit the following Groove Web site:

https://secure.groove.net/index.asp

On the My Account page, type your authentication information, and then click Log in.

This account holds information that you have shared with other users such as demographic and billing information. With this account, you can post in other forums, and you can receive news from other users if you want. If you are a partner, you can access PartnerNet with this account. You access this account by using a traditional Web site password that the Groove Networks Web maintainers can change.

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