Can I safely uninstall Bonjour?

Hi,
I am using the latest iTunes version on a WinVista 32Bit Dell laptop. Bonjour sometimes stops working, Vista then notifies me about a "Computer problem". At Apple I read "Bonjour, also known as zero-configuration networking, enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks." I am using iTunes with 2 older iPods (mini and nano), i don't use network features or something like that.
Can I safely uninstall Bonjour? It seems that it is totally useless here.
Thanks!

iTunes works fine without Bonjour, but some functionality is lost:
+iTunes uses Bonjour to find shared music libraries, to find AirPort Express devices for streaming music to, and to find Apple TVs.+
See Bonjour FAQ
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2250?viewlocale=en_US
So only uninstall Bonjour if you don't need the services it provides.

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