70 Responses for "How to remove Bonjour Service"

1. jo3wd October 11th, 2007 at 3:58 pm 1

   thanks. i was wondering how to remove it as i don’t need it.

2. BigTrees October 14th, 2007 at 12:01 am 2

   Thanks, that was unsettling. I hate that apple does this crap! They should be shot, and for you my good man, the reward of my thanks.

   http://www.theprofessorpresents.com

   T.

3. ajua October 14th, 2007 at 10:02 pm 3

   no problem. i don’t like anything that i don’t explicitly allow running in the background. specially things that use the network.

4. cultier October 27th, 2007 at 11:23 am 4

   the correct command is
   “C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” - remove

5. ajua October 27th, 2007 at 2:16 pm 5

   cultier:
   my mistake, i have corrected that command. I didn’t notice the mistyping before. thanks.

6. rjbacangoy December 2nd, 2007 at 5:16 am 6

   how come when i press enter after typing “C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” - remove in the RUN, the computer note that Windows cannot find “C:\Program.’.? Thanks.

7. ajua December 3rd, 2007 at 3:17 pm 7

   maybe you have windows in another language instead of english. If this is your case, you can change Program Files for a string in your language.

   Check manually if the file is there before running the command.

8. Mish January 15th, 2008 at 4:26 am 8

   To the person getting the “cannot find “C:\Program.’” - type the command as follows:

   C:\Progra~1\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe -remove

   Your problem is the space in the command as you were leaving out the quotes

9. Pandamad January 22nd, 2008 at 4:08 pm 9

   The problem is the quotes are smart quotes “ ” not a standard quote ”

   “C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” - remove

10. H January 26th, 2008 at 5:27 am 10

    Thanks a lot ajua, works great!

    Vista users, make sure you run cmd.exe as an administrator, else it won’t remove the service.

11. Fedmich March 24th, 2008 at 4:27 am 11

    Thanks for the tips, I needed this one.
    I hope apple wont do this kind of stuff.

12. ajua March 24th, 2008 at 11:46 am 12

    I hope that too, but they are already pushing it too hard: their latest “effort” is their software updater that installs even if you choose no to install it when running the latest itunes and safari.

    this updater tries to install quicktime, itunes or safari if you don’t have them.

13. Peter Bratton April 3rd, 2008 at 9:00 am 13

    You seem to have found the right solution (I had the same problem as rjbacangoy in his Dec. 2 post), but I’d like to point out that the suggestion in your Dec. 3 post is incorrect. “Program Files” keeps its name, it’s “Common Files” that’s renamed (to “Fichiers Communs” in French). As far as I know the “C:\Program Files\Bonjour” directory name is correct in any language.

14. ajua April 3rd, 2008 at 4:55 pm 14

    You are right Peter. But that is only in vista. In XP people in other languages have both Program Files and Common Files in their language (spanish is Archivos de Programa and Archivos Comunes).

    With vistam they are only a pointer to Program Files and Common Files no matter what you see in windows explorer. They will always resolve to english.

15. Frustrated April 4th, 2008 at 1:24 pm 15

    I typed in the command, but I don’t know what to do after that. I also changed the name of the file mdnsNSP.dll to mdnsNSP.old, but after I restarted my computer and tried to delete the folder “Bonjour” an error came up telling me to make sure the file isn’t in use, or full or write-protected. I don’t know if it’s in use or not, or full or write-protected. Can someone help? Thnx a lot…

16. James April 7th, 2008 at 5:32 pm 16

    I followed all the following steps and i get this. I typed the first line and the result is the removed service line

    C:\Program Files\Bonjour>c:\Progra~1\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe -remove
    Removed service “B”

    When i restart the program folder is still there along with all of its contents is still there.

    Any help please

17. James April 7th, 2008 at 5:36 pm 17

    I didn’t realize I can’t type right. I’m so sorry.

    //REVISED VERSION//

    I followed all the following steps and I get this.
    (I typed the first line and the result is the second line)

    C:\Program Files\Bonjour>c:\Progra~1\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe -remove
    Removed service “B”

    When I restart my computer the program folder is still there along with all of its contents which are, mDNSResponder.exe and mdnsNSP.old. If anyone could help would you please. Couldn’t I just disable this from the services?

18. ajua April 10th, 2008 at 11:56 pm 18

    Frustrated, are you on a limited account? maybe this is what is holding you back. Try the instructions on an administrator account. Also you can take full administrative privileges of that folder before trying to delete it.

19. ajua April 10th, 2008 at 11:59 pm 19

    James, you can try to disable it typing services.msc in the run box.

    are you sure about the full path to the bonjour folder, please double-check it. Take note on the double quotes in the path:

    “C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” -remove

20. NotMe April 27th, 2008 at 9:12 pm 20

    This solution worked just as described for me. Thanks for your help.
    NM

21. ajua April 28th, 2008 at 1:58 am 21

    Glad to know it helped you.

    Regards.

22. Nelson April 30th, 2008 at 11:46 pm 22

    Thanks. I’ve been getting this Bonjour Service error every time I start my system. I do hope it won’t see me again the next time I start up.

23. ajua May 1st, 2008 at 8:37 am 23

    If you followed the steps, you won’t see it again.

    Regards.

24. down May 10th, 2008 at 4:38 am 24

    thanks,
    mDNSResponder.exe find by browse buton and then ad
    -remove

    thanks a lot…

25. JJ May 10th, 2008 at 6:44 pm 25

    hey, for some reason the command doesnt work for me, i copied-pasted it and still the “cannot find..make sure you spelled correctly” error shows up

26. ajua May 12th, 2008 at 2:31 pm 26

    JJ: try exactly the same as user down posted above your comment, locate the file using the browse button and then add -remove at the end, taking into account double quotes if the path contains spaces.

    that should work. In some languages, the path is named different.

27. JM May 24th, 2008 at 2:53 am 27

    For some that still can’t get it to work. Go to the command prompt. ->Start -> Run -> (type in) cmd (enter key) then paste this in to the comand line and press enter.

    C:\>C:\Progra~1\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe -remove

    You should see this as a result.

    Removed service “B” (means the crap has been removed)

28. JM May 24th, 2008 at 2:55 am 28

    should be this at the prompt you need to paste:

    C:\Progra~1\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe -remove

29. ajua May 24th, 2008 at 4:30 am 29

    The comment JM made is for english versions of Windows only.

    The 8-character names for other Windows languages are different.

    I just updated the post to include some notes.

30. The_XNS May 26th, 2008 at 1:19 pm 30

    The easiest way to do this is from services.msc and disable de service

    ##Id_String2.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762##

    And the Bonjour Service is now installed by some apple apps.

    regards from Colombia… excuse me my english, I’m Spanish speaker

    XNS

31. ajua May 26th, 2008 at 1:36 pm 31

    I’m aware that the easiest way is to disable it. But i wrote the guide to uninstall it, so it no longer exists in your system.

    Thanks for the info, maybe other user just to disable it.

    Saludos desde México (Regards from Mexico).

32. Ryan May 30th, 2008 at 9:22 pm 32

    Hmmm…

    When I type the below line into the RUN and hit enter, the CMD screen flashes for a second, but I do not get any confirmation that anything happened:

    C:\Progra~1\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe -remove

    Did it work? Or am I supposed to see “Removed Service B”?

    Also, when I do the CMD method, comment #27 posted by JM, I get the response “Remove Service Failed”.

33. ajua May 31st, 2008 at 4:47 am 33

    Don’t get confused. If your Windows is in english, use this in the Run box

    “C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” -remove

    and follow the instructions. It will work. I can’t remember if you get to see anything in the command prompt, but you should be able to rename the file, reboot and then delete the entire folder.

    Try it, and you till have doubts, don’t hesitate to post a comment again.

    Regards, ajua.

34. aja June 1st, 2008 at 7:54 pm 34

    I followed the instructions without the smart quotes ” ” and it worked fine. Thanks so much for this!

35. mondz June 5th, 2008 at 3:50 am 35

    thanks for this post, i totally removed that thing in my system!

36. design June 21st, 2008 at 6:43 pm 36

    I pasted the following exactly into my run command accomplished the task:

    C:\Progra~1\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe -remove

37. heaty petey July 8th, 2008 at 2:38 am 37

    guys, that was some pretty confusing instructinos on removing a software…
    having to use the run command and fussing over the language difference must have created much more work than necessary.

    the easiest way to do this, the way i did it anyways, is open up [my computer]–>[c:\]–>[program files]–>[bonjour]. when you’re in there, delete the “mNDSResponder.exe” “thing”(for the lack of a better word in my head at the moment).
    Once deleted, change the name of the “.dll” file in the same folder to an “.old” ending just as described above.
    Having done so, all you need to do is reboot your computer and delete the folder once it starts up again.

    having said so, thanks for the tip on how to remove this thing that i don’t want. all the best.

38. cand July 13th, 2008 at 1:30 am 38

    Hello. My computer has windows xp/2000 but also my son installed ’safari’ on my computer. (I also have windows explorer.) My question is: Do I need this Bounjour Service to use the Safari? Will Safari still work if Bonjour Service is deleted? My Zone Alarm keeps alerting me. Also, I lost internet service (I am a missionary in Rwanda) and found out that the reason was an automatic Microsoft update KB951748 and because I have Windows XP/2000 and Zone Alarm it shut me out of the internet world. I went to zonelabs.com (as I was encouraged to do) and downloaded their newest basic firewall and it helped. I now have a slow computer and still cannot always get online. Before the Microsoft KB951748 there wasn’t a problem. Could Bounjour have anything to do with this? Thanks for your help.

39. ajua July 13th, 2008 at 2:56 am 39

    Hi cand.
    I don’t use Safari, but i think it is safe to remove Bonjour Service even if you or your son use Safari. Remove it, and i f Safari starts to have problems, you can always reinstall the browser.

    About ZoneAlarm and Windows XP Update KB951748, i’m posting tomorrow a some information. Bonjour doesn’t interfere here, by the way.

    Meanwhile, Check Point (ZoneAlarm developers) released new versions and a patch that fixes those incompatibilities with KB951748. Check their site.

    Regards.

40. John July 15th, 2008 at 5:55 am 40

    you can just go to add remove programs and uninstall the service

41. Photocarp July 23rd, 2008 at 3:54 pm 41

    I was having problems with a database program where it would take longer than normal to open linked tables. After shutting down Bonjour Services the problem went away! YAY!!!

42. Timo August 23rd, 2008 at 12:16 pm 42

    Thanks a lot. Hate that stuff that is being installed there without you knowing.

43. cestma September 5th, 2008 at 6:18 pm 43

    How do I know if I “need” Bonjour or not? (!)

44. ajua September 6th, 2008 at 2:53 am 44

    Normally, it is needed for Adobe Version Cue, Apple TV streaming, Apple iTunes library sharing, etc.

    But when in Windows, these services can interact without Bonjour running.

45. Dylan September 21st, 2008 at 5:32 pm 45

    I have done everything that yall have said but i still get the message that it cant be uninstalled. when i type in the command it says something like cant find the file or something. any other suggestions?

46. charlie September 22nd, 2008 at 12:11 pm 46

    Thanks for listing this info! I guess I’m a little stubborn…I don’t like stuff being installed on my system, without my knowledge.

47. ajua September 22nd, 2008 at 7:49 pm 47

    Dylan: make sure the service is not running. If it is, launch Windows Task Manager and stop it in the Services tab.

    Charlie: Many us don’t like that either…

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49. boitano September 26th, 2008 at 2:25 pm 49

    i am on x64 bit vista and nothing work for me

    have tried to use these commands:

    “C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” - remove
    “C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” -remove
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe -remove

    getting ” the file name, directory name or volume label syntax is incorrect”

    Any ideas?
    I am logged as administrator but still have no permissions to delete .exe file.

50. ajua September 26th, 2008 at 4:03 pm 50

    I haven’t try to remove Bonjour on x64 before.

    Did you try to look for the file to see what is its exact location?

51. naghib October 12th, 2008 at 2:41 pm 51

    don`t worry do this work:

    1.rename mdnsNSP.dll to bye.dll
    2.create a new file and rename it to mdnsNSP.dll
    3.restart windows
    4.delete bonjour folder from program files

    enjoy

52. Randall October 18th, 2008 at 6:29 am 52

    Thx, worked just fine for me !

53. trevor October 23rd, 2008 at 2:04 pm 53

    hey, ive tried all these “solutions” on this site and none of them work… wen i type things into run and cmd it says it cant locate the programme and when i browse the programme files its not there…
    i can’t install itunes because of this shitty bonjour so how do i get the piece of crap off

54. ajua October 23rd, 2008 at 3:42 pm 54

    Try installing Bonjour manually using the iTunes original installer.

    Open it up with WinRAR or 7-Zip and extract the msi for Bonjour and install it.

    If it works, you can disable it later but iTunes will install it again when you run the setup, unless you are using my iTunes switchless installers.

55. delete A*e.* October 30th, 2008 at 12:51 am 55

    You people are lucky. A lot of people are getting the error:

    C:\Program Files\Bonjour>mdnsresponder -remove

    remove service failed (1060)

    So now what? Adobe and Apple should be prosecuted for secretly installing this crapware. I leaves this high-end system dragging. If we kill the process manually things pick up.

56. ajua November 1st, 2008 at 12:16 am 56

    Try disabling the service from starting up automatically.

    You can use ServiceTweaker to do that.

57. APenny November 16th, 2008 at 2:43 am 57

    This was the only way that worked for me. I have XP:

    Read Post #37 (Heaty Peaty). His was the easiest way:

    (In the Bonjour folder,
    delete the .exe file
    rename the .dll file to “old”
    reboot and delete entire Bonjour folder after starting up).

    Prior to this, I tried all the ways suggested and kept getting error messages.

    I think that start, run …”C:….” is the harder way.
    Thank you Heaty!

58. coli November 18th, 2008 at 10:44 am 58

    I went to download the version 8 of itunes and it would not install. Message was to remove old version of Bonjour first. Well I am unable to do that. even with all this advice. Without the current version of itunes the iphone is not usable either. Can someone help

59. ajua November 18th, 2008 at 12:32 pm 59

    If you can’t uninstall it, try downloading it from Apple. Install it over the version you have and run the iTunes installer again.

    If it doesn’t work, download an uninstall program such as Revo Uninstaller and try to force its removal.

    Also, see if my custom installers for iTunes (that doesn’t install Bonjour, MobileMe, among other things) works well with your iPhone.

60. Chris November 23rd, 2008 at 1:58 pm 60

    That command didn’t work for me and the problem was the quotes. I replaced the quotes in the command I copied off this website with ones typed from my keyboard (shifted 2) and it now works.

    This is a direct paste of the command line that worked for me using Windows Xp

    “C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” -remove

    Note the quotes are upright as is standard for windows and not the odd slanted ones on this site.

    Chris
    UK

61. Werner Archan November 23rd, 2008 at 6:44 pm 61

    thanks alot!
    finally I get rid of that damn service my firewall was reporting on each reboot.

62. Marco de la Mora November 24th, 2008 at 10:15 pm 62

    Great , Great, Great…

    

    Thank You

63. Tenuka Amarasinghe November 28th, 2008 at 2:59 am 63

    Thanks
    I managed to get rid of Bonjour folder.

    Still when i check the windows services the following string appears.
    ##Id_String2.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762##

    It is certainly a bonjour Service. I can disable the service.
    Can someone tell me how to get rid of this damn string from my services.

64. Acuratl December 1st, 2008 at 8:08 pm 64

    I tried the command prompt several times and no luck. I then tried removing it directly from the program files but I get a message saying “Cannot Delete mDNSResponder: Acess Denied Make sure the disk is not full…” I am the administrator on my computer so is there any other way to delete it? Thanks for the help.

65. ajua December 2nd, 2008 at 3:51 pm 65

    @Tenuka:
    If you already removed the service but the entry is still there, you can delete it by editing the registry.

    Look for the subkey in this key and delete it (please be careful while editing/deleting registry keys, you need to know what you are doing): HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services

    @Acuratl:
    Browse for the file manually using the Run box, then just add the -remove parameter (be aware of quotes is the path contains spaces).

    The service must be running, thats why you can’t delete the file. Remove it first (or try to stop it using services.msc in the run box or ServiceTweaker.

66. Acuratl December 3rd, 2008 at 11:43 pm 66

    Alright thank you ajua, I deleted the program this morning.

67. Blake December 30th, 2008 at 9:45 pm 67

    Followed the above process, and nothing is left in the c:\Program Files\Bonjour folder including the folder. Tried to go back and download iTunes 8, and still go the same message. Help!

68. ajua December 30th, 2008 at 9:56 pm 68

    What message are you getting? If you need Bonjour, you can download it from Apple.

    If you don’t want it, try my iTunes installer, which doesn’t install anything besides iTunes itself.

69. Blake December 31st, 2008 at 6:37 pm 69

    It says, “The older version of Bonjour cannot be removed. Contact your local support group.” When I click on “OK”, it says, “The installer was interrupted before the requested operations for iTunes could be completed. Your system has not been modified. To complete these operations at a later time, please run the installer again.” Please help. As far as I am concerned, I don’t need Bonjour. I have tried to download it, and when I do, I get an error message that says, “The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable. Click OK to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation package ‘Bonjour.msi’ in the box below.” I’m not at all sure what to type into the box, so when I click on “OK”, I get a message that says, “The path ‘C:\DOCUME 1\Owner\Locals 1\Temp\IXP044.TMP\Bonjour.msi’ cannot be found. Verify that you have access to this location and try again, or try to find the installation package ‘Bonjour.msi’ in a folder from which you can install the product Bonjour.” In the meantime, I am going to try to use your iTunes installer and see what happens. Thanks!

70. ajua January 2nd, 2009 at 3:55 pm 70

    Use Microsoft’s Windows Installer Cleanup Utility to delete the previous installer’s information and try to run the latest installer from Apple again.

    Also, you can try my iTunes installer to see if it helps.