Bonjour

How to uninstall Bonjour from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Bonjour for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Apple Inc.. You can find out more on Apple Inc. or check for application updates here. You can see more info related to Bonjour at http://www.apple.com. Bonjour is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. The full command line for removing Bonjour is MsiExec.exe /X{CA0D2F09-F811-48D4-843E-C87696C6A9D9}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. mDNSResponder.exe is the Bonjour's main executable file and it takes around 378.85 KB (387944 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed beside Bonjour. They occupy about 378.85 KB (387944 bytes) on disk.

• mDNSResponder.exe (378.85 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 3.0.0.2 of Bonjour. You can find below a few links to other Bonjour releases:

• 3.1.0.1
• 2.0.0.34
• 2.0.2.0
• 3.0.0.9
• 3.1
• 3.0.0.10
• 2.0.4.0
• 1.0.105
• 2.0.5.0
• 1.0.106
• 2.0.1.2
• 2.0.0.36
• 2.0.3.0
• 1.0.104

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall Bonjour.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Bonjour:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\da.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\de.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\en.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\en_GB.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\es.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\fi.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\fr.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\it.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\ja.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\ko.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\nb.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\nl.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\pl.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\pt.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\pt_PT.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\ru.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\sv.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\zh_CN.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\Bonjour.Resources\zh_TW.lproj\About Bonjour.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\dns_sd.jar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\mdnsNSP.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\關於 Bonjour.lnk
• C:\Windows\Installer\{CA0D2F09-F811-48D4-843E-C87696C6A9D9}\Bonjour.ico

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\Bonjour.DLL
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Bonjour.DNSSDEventManager
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Bonjour.DNSSDRecord
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Bonjour.DNSSDService
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Bonjour.TXTRecord
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\90F2D0AC118F4D8448E38C67696C9A9D
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{CA0D2F09-F811-48D4-843E-C87696C6A9D9}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Apple Inc.\Bonjour
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\Bonjour.DLL
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Bonjour Service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Bonjour Service

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\90F2D0AC118F4D8448E38C67696C9A9D\Bonjour
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\90F2D0AC118F4D8448E38C67696C9A9D\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\windows\Installer\{CA0D2F09-F811-48D4-843E-C87696C6A9D9}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Bonjour Service\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Bonjour Service\ImagePath

How to remove Bonjour from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Bonjour is a program offered by the software company Apple Inc.. Some computer users choose to remove it. This can be troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE action to remove Bonjour is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Bonjour or simply click the Search feature and type in "Bonjour". If it is installed on your PC the Bonjour app will be found very quickly. When you click Bonjour in the list of apps, the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Bonjour, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Bonjour:

• The publisher is: http://www.apple.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{CA0D2F09-F811-48D4-843E-C87696C6A9D9}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Bonjour.


8. After removing Bonjour, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Bonjour that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Bonjour using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Bonjour by Apple Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Bonjour by Apple Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Bonjour in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.