Disabling Bonjour Messaging Window Popup

Did anyone find a permanent solution to this problem? I too am having to deal with the Bonjour alert pop-up after each restart. I followed EZ's fix solution in message 2.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1, but to no avail. Still getting the pop-up after each start up.

Hello Uncle David,

Sorry you are still having this problem. Having deselected Bonjour in my iChat Accounts preferences, Bonjour's no longer appears. You have me mystified, Sir!

After 10.4.1, I no longer EVER experience the problem. The only thing I have changed recently is deletion of the
b com.apple.iChatAgent.plist file
as part of a test on a different issue. You might try that, but I think it unlikely to be a fix for the Bonjour issue. If it corrects the problem for you, however, please let us know.

If you have not already done so, you might also consider reapplying the 10.4.2 Combo update. This is How I Update My Mac OS X.

I am out of ideas. Anyone else have suggestions for Uncle D .... ?

Thanks for the advice Jim. Unfortunately, none of it worked. I trashed the iChatAgent pref and updated the OS. No luck.

Anyone else have any ideas. This bug really is quite annoying.

Sorry about having to revive this post, but I never did get a solution. I'd hoped that reinstalling my software from the OS up would do the trick, but no luck. Even on the brand new G5 I just purchased I'm dealing with this problem.

Unfortunately, the two solutions linked to above are gone. Not that it would help. They didn't solve the problem for me in the past.

PLEASE help me with this problem. It's really quite annoying to have to deal with this pop-up everytime I log into iChat. (after startup or restart.

Hello UD,

Mine now does the Bonjour question pop-up only after I have done OS X Maintenance. Just restarting iChat AV or my Mac does NOT do this for me.

The first time I launch iChat AV after forcing the Chrons (I use MacJanitor and repair permissions afterward) now results in the pop-up. I reset the
b iChat > Preferences... > General
to set the "Keep my status as Away" button, and I am not bothered by the pop-up again until the next time I force the Chrons.

This is the best result I can get.

I get the message only when I click on Buddy List... from the menu bar the first time after a restart or startup up. If I quit iChat and relaunch it I don't get the message.

I think we need to post feedback to Apple here

I misunderstood your post when I read it originally. I didn't realize that if I launch iChat from any location OTHER than the menu barnafter restart I won't get the alert. It's still a pain since I do most things from the menu bar, but good to know anyway.

Thanks.