How to connect your BlackBerry device to your PC without the Desktop Manager

[Bob Hillesum]

If you like to connect your BlackBerry device with USB to your desktop PC without the Desktop Manager installed, you can install de Research In Motion USB driver. Here you find a short description how to optain and install the USB driver for the BlackBerry device.

There are two ways:

• 1) With your PC connected to the internet, connect your BlackBerry with the USB cable to your desktop PC. You get found new hardware, let Windows search the driver on the internet (windows update site). You need to have Local Administrator rights.
• 2) For administrators and support personal etc, download the driver and use for example Microsoft WSUS to deploy the driver.

Download the BlackBerry USB driver from the Microsoft site.

• Go with IE to http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp
  
• Select: Find driver updates for hardware devices
  
• Under Hardware Drivers select Other Hardware
  
• By Manufacturer name: select Research In Motion from the option list.
  
• By Operating system: select your Operating System.
  
• Click on Search
  
• by Research In Motion usb software update released on July 05 2005. - (Posted Date: October 03, 2005) (or newer) click on Add
  
• Click on Go to Download Basket
  
• Select the download location with Browse... and click on Download Now
  

Regards Bob

[Ted]

Bob,

What are the possibilities if u can connect your device too your desktop PC or laptop without the desktop manager?

wkr,

Ted

[Bob Hillesum]

Ted,

1) If you like to recharge you BlackBerry with your pc using the USB cable
2) If you have an application with desktop connectivity, what can work without the Desktop Manager
3) If you like to deploy the handheld manager/appliction loader and not the Desktop Manager

and maybe other reasons. Option 1 is most likely.

Regards,
Bob