i have the new bb curve 8900.....im going to do the update but shoud i wipe the device first or just do it normally???

Are you looking to update the OS? There's no need to wipe the device beforehand.

well i do know that but its a new device to me......if i wipe would it be faster??

Whenever you load a newer OS, DM would by default wipe the handheld and then load the newer OS.

ok thanks...well i just did the update

Application Loader does it all. No need for wipes.

Ok, for some reason my 8900 will not accept the update...followed the instructions as listed here on BBforums but the apploader says no updates are necessary. I know that I have an earlier OS on my phone though.

Any help is appreciated!

did you delete the vendor.alx file?????

I updated my 8900 and i didnt delete the vendor.alx file but all seems ok was i suppose too??
it says it has done the update and it shows up as being updated on the phone

does you uma wifi still work???
i guessing the reason for delete that vendor.alx file is that it might not allow your UMA to work.....

that what i heard last but im still a newbie on this so hopefully on expert reads this thread and a more better answer..

MODS: what is the purpose of deleting the vendor.alx file????

You're misinformed.

Deleting the vendor.xml only allows the OS to be loaded to the device. It's an on/off switch for whether the OS will load to another carrier's brand of the same device. It has nothing to do with what is actually loaded or how it's loaded.

i knew i was typing it wrong (alx/xml) but you guys knew what i meant..... as for the Uma thing i guess i misread it somewhere.

al least i know the real purpose of deleting the vendor.xml file.....thanks

PS: so how did LOULOU1970 load his/hers without deleting the file???

You don't have to delete the file:

A. If the OS you are loading is from your carrier (and matches the branding on the device it's being loaded to.)

or

B. If the vendor.xml file doesn't actually contain any data (this is the case with many of the OS that are being leaked to the internet.) You can look at the file size. If it's 1kb then it doesn't contain any data.

Again, it does NOTHING to the device. I always just delete it as a matter of habit no matter where I got the OS. The vendor.xml will be installed during installation of any OS (though it may be empty) or with any installation of Desktop Manager.

Yes I have been deleting the Vendor file, with no success unfortunately. Any ideas?

Thx

uninstall the desktop manager and the update. then install it again and follow the instructions for the update. This happen to me a few times and everytime i uninstalled/install everything again, the update works right after. hopefully that works.

Use the loader.exe method that is listed in the instructions for the OS updates at the top of each model's thread.