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[mountaintree16]

So every time the computer is booted up, my firewall asks for permission for Bonjour service. I always hit block because I don't recognize the pathfile, and I don't really know what Bounjour is. I think that I have figured out now that it is part of iTunes, but the pathfile given in the permissions box that pops up on the firewall doesn't have anything to mention about iTunes.

I also went to update QuickTime today (and it does have an update, heh) and it wanted me to update iTunes too, which is fine, and also Bonjour.

I don't really know what Bonjour is and is it something that should be on my computer?

I'm just confused I guess.

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[Maniac]

Here is some information about it:
http://en.wikipedia....jour_(software)

You don't use Bonjour, so I recommend you to remove it. Here is solution:
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/0...nsresponderexe/

[yardbird]

besides its only in French, no english version is there yet
kidding

[mountaintree16]

Thanks Maniac!!

So its not necessary for iTunes then? I had thought that it was since it came with it, but iTunes wasn't even in in the pathfile so I find it weird, so I block it when it asks

Thanks for the link!

Eak, I almost clicked on the google ad thinking it was part of the removal process :/

"Just follow the few simple steps below to remove Bonjour fro your computer.

1. Go to Start > Run > type the command below and hit OK."

Is from there on the correct way to remove it?

And this is a safe site with safe removal steps?

"Bonjour is sometimes misunderstood to make services on a personal computer (for instance, file sharing) available to the public Internet, which could be considered a security risk. In fact, Bonjour does not provide any extra access to services, even on the same local area network (LAN); it merely announces ("advertises") their existence. For example, a user can browse a list of nearby computers which share files—Bonjour on these computers has told the user that the service is available—but he or she must still provide a password to access any protected files on these machines." Echh. That's lovely. It's hard to tell if it actually poses a security risk or not. I guess its good that I always block it though. I spose I should get rid of it before I update QuickTime and iTunes, eh?

[mountaintree16]

@ yardbird

lol

[Maniac]

I already use TurnOffBonjour and there is no problem after procedure. TurnOffBonjour successfully remove Bonjour. I never tested the first method.

[mountaintree16]

Thanks Maniac.

so this is perfectly safe then?
"Gizmo Project has created a small tool (35KB TurnOffBonjour.exe) that turns off and removes Bonjour service. However, it will not remove the Bonjour folder from Program Files. You will still need to manually delete the Bonjour folder after restart. The reason why you’re advised to delete the folder after restart is in case there’s a problem, the Bonjour files are still there for you to restore.:

Glad that you had no problem. It does say if you have problems you can reinstall it, but there is absolutely nothing that I use it for. I imagine that people that remove it and have problems are probably those who are using it, whether they realize it or not. Maybe I'll just use that tool then? Or try the manual.

I should probably update my QuickTime soon, just in case. I'll uncheck Bonjour though and I don't use Safari, so I'll uncheck that as well. I rarely use iTunes, but doesn't hurt to update that either Actually, I think that QuickTime requires you to update iTunes in order to update QuickTime.

[yardbird]

@ mountaintree16

vous ne devriez pas diriger des programmes par la pomme. Vous ne savez jamais ce qui arrivera. Tout à coup vous téléphonez sonnera et vous allez ici "salut, son yardbird"

[mountaintree16]

@ yardbird

O you speak French? I only know a few words. Not trying to get off topic though.

[yardbird]

I don't speak french, I went to a translator
I do speak German, required for 2 years of physics

[yardbird]

I don't want to interrupt the topic, excuse me, Post # 2 by Maniac pretty much says it all....

[melboy]

Have a read of this, especially the bit on page 2 about extracting the .msi files from the installer.

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Extract two files from the iTunes8Setup file, QuickTime.msi and iTunes.msi, and save them in a local folder. Open a command prompt window, navigate to that folder, and run the following commands:

Quicktime.msi /passive
iTunes.msi /passive