What is GrooveMonitor.exe?
This article will take an in-depth look on GrooveMonitor.exe – what the process is, is it spyware, how to get rid of it, among other things. Read on to know more about GrooveMonitor.exe and if it really is essential or not.
What is GrooveMonitor.exe?
GrooveMonitor.exe is a utility process that is installed as a part of Microsoft Office 2007 (probably the enterprise edition).
The GrooveMonitor.exe process service starts up as a part of Windows. GrooveMonitor.exe file can be found under C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12
What does GrooveMonitor.exe really do?
Groove Monitor is a tool that can be used to work collaboratively with your colleagues. Documents that come under the Groove Service get synced with other versions in your colleagues’ workspaces. You can read more about MS Office 2007 Groove Colloboration Service here.
Is GrooveMonitor.exe Spyware?
No, definitely not. Some spywares pose themselves as GrooveMonitor.exe and install themselves into C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folders. That’s when you should become concerned.
If you think your PC is running a spyware that pretends to be Groove Monitor, click here to run a free Registry scan to check for problems and fix them.
Is it really needed to keep MS Office Running?
No, it isn’t necessary. MS Office can run perfectly without Groove Monitor. You need it only if you need syncing and file sharing capabilities.
How to get rid of GrooveMonitor.exe?
If you want to remove or block GrooveMonitor.exe, you have to do the following:
- Go to Start > Run or hit Win+R keys together
- Type msconfig. Hit Enter.
- Go to the ‘Startup’ tab.
- Uncheck GrooveMonitor
- Done! You’ve successfully removed GrooveMonitor.exe from Windows startup
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16 May 09 at 6:40 pm
Thank you for you short and precise answer. It was helpful.
Mr. D
1 Nov 09 at 9:01 am
seems legit, if you do not have microsoft office 07 and you have this then i suggest that you remove it, as it will be spyware. Although if you do have microsoft office 07 then you should be fine… if you do not wish to have this on at startup then you can always turn it off using the appropriate steps above.
JDH
30 Nov 09 at 9:28 am
I have a rare GrooveMonitor.exe, one of 30kb seems legit, but one of 34kb may contamined, but is not detected by any antivirus (at virustotal 0/41).
It’s definitively dangerous, but not yet reported at dic 30 2009
Aguilucho
30 Dec 09 at 1:34 pm
I have office Enterprise and removed groovemonitor, but it comes back by itself. How do I stop it from returning.
lioineljm2
1 Jan 10 at 12:44 am
Awesume, thanx alot it helped
Duane
13 Feb 10 at 5:07 am
I have the same prob; i keep removing it from the startup via msconfig but it keeps coming back!
VC
18 Mar 10 at 12:48 pm
It is necessary for some programs, like MS Money Plus, which export to Excel 07. Without it, MS Money hangs up during the export.
Harry
27 Mar 10 at 12:02 am
Thank you. I probably could have done the same with my TuneUp Utilities, but this was VERY fast and easy ;-}
Scott
28 Mar 10 at 8:40 am
There is a more full way of removing this irritating groovemonitor if you truly have no use for it.
Find your Office Installation disc as you may need it.
Now go into Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and then click on MS Office.
Then click on change
Then look at the different things you have installed as part of Office and locate Groove and all the things related to Groove or named with Groove in the name. Untick all of those to indicate you do not want them insdtalled.
now go through the rest of the process as it tells you, insert CD if prompted. Reboot if prompted.
By the end you will have no more GrooveMonitor and no need to disable it on startup either!
HitMe WithIt
5 Apr 10 at 5:50 pm
msconfig is good for diagnostics but as a way of asserting control over what is running on your computer on an ongoing basis it’s pretty ineffective. A lot of programs that want to run on start-up will simply override msconfig settings. You actually have to assess the merits of these programs and uninstall them if they have none.
Larry
4 Aug 10 at 10:03 pm
if you are running your pc in office network that,s is monitoring your pc every thing you do .
salem
1 Sep 10 at 12:08 pm