Install a JAD File on a BlackBerry Pearl
You can install JAD files on a BlackBerry Pearl from your computer. JAD files are the typically used to enhance or personalize your BlackBerry. Some of this customization would be installing a new theme on the device as a JAD file. You need to use the bundled software that comes with your BlackBerry in order to install files on the Pearl.
Instructions
1. Download and save the updated JAD file that you want to install on the Pearl to a location on the computer you will remember (such as the desktop).
2. Connect the device to the computer by plugging the USB cable into the device and an available port on the computer. Keep the Pearl connected and turned on throughout the entire process, or the JAD file may not install on to the BlackBerry properly.
3. Click the "Start," then "All Programs" and then double-click the "BlackBerry Desktop Manager" selection to open the program.
4. Verify that a pop-up appears when the desktop program opens and notifies that the Pearl is connected to the computer.
5. Click the "Application Loader" icon.
6. Click the "Update Now" option and then click the "Handheld Application Selection" pop-up.
7. Click the option to "Install."
8. Click the "File" drop-down and then browse to the folder on your PC where you downloaded and saved the JAD file install on the Pearl.
9. Double-click the folder icon that represents where the JAD file is saved. This will populate your file-selection list.
10. Click the check box next to the JAD file that you want to put on the BlackBerry.
11. Click "Next" and then click on the option to "Backup Device Data During Update" to prevent any data loss. You do not have to click this option, but it is recommended.
12. Click on "Next" to launch the install process.
13. Click on "Finish" when a pop-up appears with an overview of your installation.
14. Verify that your Pearl resets. It may take a few moments as the Pearl restarts with the new JAD files are added to the hand-held.
15. Close all windows on your PC desktop once the Pearl turns on.
16. Remove the Pearl from the PC and start to use the new JAD file. If the Jad file is a theme, you can find this under "Menu > Options > Advanced Options > Themes."
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