Solve : "Add or remove programs" won't open?

1.	Solve : "Add or remove programs" won't open?
Answer» I removed a PROGRAM - 'Bonjour' (listed as rarely used) that I had never heard of and never knowingly used. That was all ok but when I later tried to open Add or Remove it would not open and I presume it was because of the EARLIER uninstall. How do I fix this? Advice appreciated. I have Windows XP SP3 Apparently problems are known to occur after the removal of Bonjour. A variety of online web sites essentially follow the same process as this link http://arai.wordpress.com/2008/02/11/completly-uninstall-and-remove-bonjour-service-and-files-mdnsresponderexe-and-mdnsnspdll/ . You seemed to be in a quandary as to what the program was doing on your COMPUTER. The link also explains that. Note that if problems have occurred as in your case the consensus seems to be to reinstall it and then follow the method of removal stated.The link to reinstall is also included. good LUCK,truenorthMany thanks for your advice and links, truenorth - I'll try what they suggest. Despite reading about Bonjour, my quandry remains - "zero- configuration networking"?! - maybe someday I'll find out what that means! Quote from: silkie on November 09, 2012, 03:13:24 AM "zero- configuration networking"?! - maybe someday I'll find out what that means! http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2005/05/apple_bonjour_zero_configurati_1.html Before trying the suggestions of the links provided by previous replies, I tried again to open Add or Remove and this time it worked perfectly normally. This is the first time the system has been started since my original query and I wonder if this could be why things are back to normal. Bonjour has gone from the LIST of programs. Thanks again for interest.

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I removed a PROGRAM - 'Bonjour' (listed as rarely used) that I had never heard of and never knowingly used. That was all ok but when I later tried to open Add or Remove it would not open and I presume it was because of the EARLIER uninstall. How do I fix this? Advice appreciated.
I have Windows XP SP3 Apparently problems are known to occur after the removal of Bonjour. A variety of online web sites essentially follow the same process as this link http://arai.wordpress.com/2008/02/11/completly-uninstall-and-remove-bonjour-service-and-files-mdnsresponderexe-and-mdnsnspdll/ . You seemed to be in a quandary as to what the program was doing on your COMPUTER. The link also explains that. Note that if problems have occurred as in your case the consensus seems to be to reinstall it and then follow the method of removal stated.The link to reinstall is also included. good LUCK,truenorthMany thanks for your advice and links, truenorth - I'll try what they suggest. Despite reading about Bonjour, my quandry remains - "zero- configuration networking"?! - maybe someday I'll find out what that means! Quote from: silkie on November 09, 2012, 03:13:24 AM

"zero- configuration networking"?! - maybe someday I'll find out what that means!

http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2005/05/apple_bonjour_zero_configurati_1.html

Before trying the suggestions of the links provided by previous replies, I tried again to open Add or Remove and this time it worked perfectly normally. This is the first time the system has been started since my original query and I wonder if this could be why things are back to normal. Bonjour has gone from the LIST of programs.
Thanks again for interest.

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