Can not find 32 bit bonjour that installs on 64 bit windows so I can use bonjour with Pidgin

[Tres Finocchiaro]

@Mark,

I can confirm that the recommended download for 64-bit Bonjour for Windows
(Bonjour 2.0.2 from Apple) also included the 32-bit version.

When you install, you will see two items in the control panel, and when you
add a Bonjour account in Pidgin and enable it, you should notice the error
message has gone away.

In order to start using Bonjour, you need at least one other device on your
network (same subnet allowing broadcast traffic) running Bonjour as well.

The wiki article on the Pidgin page says to install both 64-bit and 32-bit,
but from the best of my knowledge, it appears Bonjour 2.0.2 includes both.

If this is incorrect, please correct me.

-Tres

- Tres.Finocchiaro at gmail.com


On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Tres Finocchiaro <tres.finocchiaro at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Mark,
>
> I was under the impression the 64-bit came bundled with the 32-bit plugin
> as well.
>
> Have you tried it with the 64-bit?  Did it not work?
>
> We have a few 64-bit Windows workstations at my job and we were able to
> get it working without much effort.
>
> -Tres
> On Dec 7, 2013 2:14 PM, "Mark A. Ristich" <maristich at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I want to use Pidgin on my local network between windows, mac and Ubuntu
>> machines.
>>
>>
>>
>> As pidgin supports Bonjour, this would be perfect, except that some of my
>> windows machines are 64 bit.
>>
>>
>>
>> The advice to also install the 32 bit version of Bonjour is impossible to
>> follow, as the Apple site with Bonjour only has the single install file
>> which does not ask what version to install but simple installs as it sees
>> fit.
>>
>> http://support.apple.com/kb/DL999
>>
>>
>>
>> I did finally find a 32 bit bonjour.msi (via a download of FileMaker Pro
>> – which has separate 32 and 64 bit versions of bonjour included) but that
>> wouldn’t install either (saying I need to install the 64 bit version).
>>
>>
>>
>> I’ve seen various mentions that not 64 bit version of pidgin is needed,
>> but given that it is impossible to install a 32 bit of bonjour on a 64 bit
>> windows machine, I don’t understand how to follow the advice given here.
>>
>>
>> https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Protocol%20Specific%20Questions#CanIuseWindowsPidginforBonjour
>>
>>
>>
>> http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2009-October/019104.html
>>
>>
>>
>> So how do I manage to find a 32 bit version of bonjour to install on my
>> 64 bit windows 7 machines so I can get pidgin to work with bonjour.
>>
>>
>>
>> I’ve never used a forum or asked for help, so don’t really understand the
>> protocol.  Hope this method works.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you so much for your help,
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
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