Bonjour

A way to uninstall Bonjour from your PC

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Bonjour for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Apple Inc.. Go over here where you can get more info on Apple Inc.. Please open http://www.apple.com if you want to read more on Bonjour on Apple Inc.'s web page. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Bonjour by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{877924AA-E044-4266-B37D-E974CD799934}. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. mDNSResponder.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 337.28 KB (345376 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed beside Bonjour. They occupy about 337.28 KB (345376 bytes) on disk.

• mDNSResponder.exe (337.28 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.0.0.34 of Bonjour. Click on the links below for other Bonjour versions:

• 3.1.0.1
• 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
• 3.0.0.2
• 1.0.104

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Some files, folders and Windows registry data can be left behind when you remove Bonjour from your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\About Bonjour.lnk
• 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:\Windows\Installer\{877924AA-E044-4266-B37D-E974CD799934}\Bonjour.ico

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; 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\AA429778440E66243BD79E47DC979943
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{877924AA-E044-4266-B37D-E974CD799934}
• 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

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\AA429778440E66243BD79E47DC979943\Bonjour
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\AA429778440E66243BD79E47DC979943\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\{877924AA-E044-4266-B37D-E974CD799934}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Bonjour Service\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Bonjour Service\ImagePath

How to uninstall Bonjour with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Bonjour is an application released by Apple Inc.. Frequently, computer users want to erase it. This can be easier said than done because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE manner to erase Bonjour is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Bonjour or simply activate the Search field and type in "Bonjour". If it is installed on your PC the Bonjour app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Bonjour in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Bonjour, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Bonjour:

• The publisher is: http://www.apple.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{877924AA-E044-4266-B37D-E974CD799934}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Bonjour.


8. After uninstalling Bonjour, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Bonjour which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Bonjour with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Bonjour by Apple Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Bonjour by Apple Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Bonjour supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.