Software, Hardware, Technology
2 Oct
Adobe newest Creative Suite 3 installs Apple’s Bonjour service even if you don’t install Version Cue. Its main goal is to provide zero-configuration connectivity between Version Cue server and the suite’s applications.
When installed by Creative Suite 3 applications, the name used by Bonjour for Windows in the services control panel is:
##Id_String2.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762##
If you are using Version Cue, you can correct the service name just by running two commands at a run prompt box (Start - Run):
The service will now be displayed with the correct name in the Services control panel.
But if you don’t need it, you can get rid of it easily. Just follow this simple steps:
Note: Please take into account that if you are running Windows in other language, the path to Program Files maybe different.
Also remember that if the path to the file contains spaces, you need to enclose the command in ” “, or double quotes. Just as it is shown above.
70 Responses for "How to remove Bonjour Service"
thanks. i was wondering how to remove it as i don’t need it.
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.
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T.
no problem. i don’t like anything that i don’t explicitly allow running in the background. specially things that use the network.
the correct command is
“C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” - remove
cultier:
my mistake, i have corrected that command. I didn’t notice the mistyping before. thanks.
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.
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.
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
The problem is the quotes are smart quotes “ ” not a standard quote ”
“C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” - remove
Thanks a lot ajua, works great!
Vista users, make sure you run cmd.exe as an administrator, else it won’t remove the service.
Thanks for the tips, I needed this one.
I hope apple wont do this kind of stuff.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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
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?
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.
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
This solution worked just as described for me. Thanks for your help.
NM
Glad to know it helped you.
Regards.
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.
If you followed the steps, you won’t see it again.
Regards.
thanks,
mDNSResponder.exe find by browse buton and then ad
-remove
thanks a lot…
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
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.
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)
should be this at the prompt you need to paste:
C:\Progra~1\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe -remove
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.
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
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).
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”.
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.
I followed the instructions without the smart quotes ” ” and it worked fine. Thanks so much for this!
thanks for this post, i totally removed that thing in my system!
I pasted the following exactly into my run command accomplished the task:
C:\Progra~1\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe -remove
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.
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.
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.
you can just go to add remove programs and uninstall the service
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!!!
Thanks a lot. Hate that stuff that is being installed there without you knowing.
How do I know if I “need” Bonjour or not? (!)
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.
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?
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.
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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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.
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?
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
Thx, worked just fine for me !
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
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.
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.
Try disabling the service from starting up automatically.
You can use ServiceTweaker to do that.
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!
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
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.
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
thanks alot!
finally I get rid of that damn service my firewall was reporting on each reboot.
Great , Great, Great…
Thank You
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.
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.
@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.
Alright thank you ajua, I deleted the program this morning.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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