Apple and Their Dirty Services on my PC
Today bored at work I noticed a service on my laptop running called ##Id_String2.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762## what is this I thought, my first idea was it could be something bad like a virus or some malware why else would it have such a nonsense name. Opening the properties of the service I then noticed it was Apples Bonjour Service but I had no Apple programs on my computer anymore why would some strangely named service be still running on my PC?
Turns out this service is what seems to make iTunes network sharing of songs work and replaced the old iTunes Helper process and if you have recently uninstalled iTunes (like I had) it may still be running on your PC too.
To get rid of it is simple although not just a matter of uninstalling it like it should be.
- First open CMD and type in “C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” -remove
if you are running 64 bit windows it will be in “C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour” - Open the folder C:\Program Files\Bonjour\ in windows explorer and rename the file mdnsNSP.dll to mdnsNSP.old
- restart your PC
- delete the C:\Program Files\Bonjour\ folder
Why this service isnt just removed automaticly when you uninstall iTunes is beyond me but thats Apple for you.