Use BlackBerry Application Loader to load BlackBerry Device Software

Use BlackBerry Application Loader to load BlackBerry Device Software

Doc ID : KB03621
Last Modified : 2007-05-18
Document Type : How To

Environment

• BlackBerry® Desktop Software 3.6 and later
  
• BlackBerry Device Software
  
• BlackBerry device
  

Warning: You should not install BlackBerry Device Software
that is older than the version installed on the BlackBerry device.
Doing so could cause the BlackBerry device to malfunction.

Procedure

To use BlackBerry Application Loader to load BlackBerry Device Software, complete the following steps:

1. Install the BlackBerry Device Software on your computer.
   
2. Open BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
   
3. Connect the BlackBerry device to the computer.
   
4. If prompted, type your BlackBerry device password and click OK.
   
5. Complete one of the following steps:
   
   
   
   • If the Application Updates Available window appears, click Update Now. The Application Loader Wizard appears.
     
   • If the Application Updates Available window does not appear, double-click the Application Loader icon. The Application Loader Wizard appears.
     

Click Next.

If prompted, type your BlackBerry device password and click Next. Note:
When the Application Loader Wizard is finished examining the
configuration on the BlackBerry device, the Device Application Selection
screen appears listing the applications available for installation.
The selected check boxes indicate applications that are already
installed on the BlackBerry device.

Select the check box for the BlackBerry Device Software.

Click Next.

If the On the Device Backup screen appears, choose whether to automatically back up the BlackBerry device and click Next.

Click Finish to begin loading the BlackBerry Device Software.

Click Close when the software is finished loading.