Bonjour

A guide to uninstall Bonjour from your computer

Bonjour is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by Apple Inc.. You can read more on Apple Inc. or check for application updates here. Please follow http://www.apple.com if you want to read more on Bonjour on Apple Inc.'s website. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\Bonjour directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Bonjour is MsiExec.exe /X{FF1C31AE-0CDC-40CE-AB85-406F8B70D643}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. mDNSResponder.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 337.28 KB (345376 bytes) on disk.

Bonjour contains of the executables below. They occupy 337.28 KB (345376 bytes) on disk.

• mDNSResponder.exe (337.28 KB)

The current web page applies to Bonjour version 2.0.3.0 only. For more Bonjour versions please click below:

• 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
• 3.0.0.2
• 1.0.104

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Several files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be deleted when you want to remove Bonjour from your computer.

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\{41BF0DE4-5BAE-4B88-AFD3-86A30B222186}\Bonjour.ico

Registry that is not removed:

• 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\4ED0FB14EAB588B4FA3D683AB0221268
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{41BF0DE4-5BAE-4B88-AFD3-86A30B222186}
• 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 remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\4ED0FB14EAB588B4FA3D683AB0221268\Bonjour
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4ED0FB14EAB588B4FA3D683AB0221268\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\{41BF0DE4-5BAE-4B88-AFD3-86A30B222186}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Bonjour Service\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Bonjour Service\ImagePath

A way to delete Bonjour with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Bonjour is an application by Apple Inc.. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE way to uninstall 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Bonjour or simply click the Search feature and type in "Bonjour". If it exists on your system the Bonjour application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Bonjour in the list of applications, the following data about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Bonjour, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Bonjour:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.apple.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{FF1C31AE-0CDC-40CE-AB85-406F8B70D643}

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


8. After removing Bonjour, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Bonjour which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Bonjour using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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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 application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Bonjour supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.