[jibi]

Originally Posted by frank_m

i have followed your directions specifically..
T-mobile does have the software available for download on their site, my.tmobile.com

i downloaded it, and when i try to install (even without your modification to the alx file)

I get an error
"The application 'browser' cannot be loaded, because it requires the following applications that are not available: net.rim.blackberry.xml"

I am a computer literate person, and i have double checked my work serveral times.

any suggestions?

if you'd look further down the page, there's some exact instructions.

[jibi]

Originally Posted by CBR900RR

If you install tmo OS on the 8700G, you don't have to delete Vendor.xml, and the blackberry.alx file, you only need to modify the file.

deleting Vendor.xml has become standard, so no reasons to leave it out. as for the BlackBerry.alx modifications, no offense, but have you seen some people's posts here? just trying to keep it simple by doing the leg work for them (and yet we still have people who do not know what 'unzip' or 'extract' means... hehe).

[CBR900RR]

Understand.

[delmarco]

Originally Posted by jibi

8700 series:
T-Mobile (United States) - 4.1.0.280/4.1.0.284
Installation Download: Click Here
Installation File Name: 8700_multilanguage_PBr4.1.0_rel280_PL2.0.0.120_A4. 1.0.284.exe
Installation Path: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\Shared\Loader Files\8700-v4.1.0.284_P2.0.0.120
BlackBerry.alx Download: Click Here

Instructions:

1 - Download and install the T-Mobile 8700g 4.1.0.280/4.1.0.284 software from here.

2 - Delete the Vendor.xml file from C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader

3 - Rename the BlackBerry.alx file located in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\Shared\Loader Files\8700-v4.1.0.284_P2.0.0.120 to BlackBerry.alx.old

4 - Download and extract the BlackBerry.alx file from here. This should be extracted to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\Shared\Loader Files\8700-v4.1.0.284_P2.0.0.120

5 - Open Desktop Software 4.1 and update your handheld.

* Note: I chose to go ahead and remove all of the crap they had installed by default, such as the alternate Input Languages and whatnot.

please explain the update part...how do i update the blackberry?
do i have to reload all the apps? how?

[cooperpwc]

Update the Blackberry means run the Applications Loader (part of Desktop Manager - the icon on the left). The new OS and all the applications will be sitting in there waiting to be installed.

[delmarco]

Originally Posted by cooperpwc

Update the Blackberry means run the Applications Loader (part of Desktop Manager - the icon on the left). The new OS and all the applications will be sitting in there waiting to be installed.

oh..so i have to start all over from scratch?
since i already installed the 1.0.284 OS before.
thanks

[cooperpwc]

The post that you quoted from jibi is a full wipe and load. Be sure to back up your data first.

[DeNNNiTh]

thanks jibi... lovin the zen theme

[delmarco]

Originally Posted by cooperpwc

The post that you quoted from jibi is a full wipe and load. Be sure to back up your data first.

I did but now I'm having trouble restoring my data. help?

[coreyg510]

What issues are you having in restoring your data?

[DeNNNiTh]

After doing this, I have two emails on BB from one of my BIS email accounts that won't go away.

I have tried deleting them by deleting them seperately, deleting priors by date, on handheld, and on mailbox/handheld. They just won't go away.

I even tried to get rid of them by deleting the email account re-adding it. They were still there! Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get rid of them?

[KonTiki]

By any chance do you have them in a saved folder, if you do delete them from there and they should finally disappear? For some reason if you saved an email without opening it this is known to happen.

[delmarco]

Originally Posted by coreyg510

What issues are you having in restoring your data?

I fixed it. I had to go to options and reset the connection configurations
thanks,
Del

[LunkHead]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry 8700g: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0) BlackBerry8700/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100)

I have been using the Zen theme now for about a week and you all were right! It does grow on you and now I can't imagine my BB without it!