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3. On the login screen, type your BlackBerry 
Internet Service user ID and password.
4. Click Login.
After you have logged into your BlackBerry 
Internet Service account, you can perform the 
following account management tasks:
• send a service book to reactivate your 
account
• change your password
• change the Sent from address
• set options for sent messages
• switch to a new BlackBerry device
• add or modify other supported email 
accounts
• set auto-aging limits for the mailbox
• set an out-of-office reply
Note: If you have questions about BlackBerry 
Internet Service, click Help on the menu bar to 
view the 
BlackBerry Internet Service Online Help
.
Install the BlackBerry Desktop 
Software for personal data 
synchronization
Install the BlackBerry Desktop Software to perform 
any of the following actions:
• synchronize personal information 
management (PIM) data such as contacts, 
tasks, and appointments
• back up and restore BlackBerry device data
• load new programs on the device such as 
updated system software, games, and third-
party personal information management 
programs
• charge your device using your computer
To install the desktop software, the following 
system requirements apply:
• Intel®-compatible 486 or higher computer 
that is compliant with USB 1.1 or later
• Windows®98*, Windows ME, Windows 
2000, or Windows XP
• Available USB port
*If you use Windows 98 (not Windows 98 
Second Edition), you must download the 
DCOM 98 version 1.3 update from 
www.microsoft.com/com/default.mspx 
for the USB driver to operate as expected.
1. Insert the BlackBerry Desktop Software 
installation CD into the CD drive on your 
computer.
2. Complete the on-screen instructions.
• Select BlackBerry Internet Service as 
your account integration option.
3. When the installation is complete, connect 
the smaller end of the USB cable to your 
device.
4. Connect the larger end of the USB cable to 
an available USB port on your computer.
5. On the taskbar, click Start.
6. Click Programs > BlackBerry > Desktop 
Manager. 
Notes: To find more information about the 
features of the BlackBerry Desktop Software, click 
Help > Desktop Help Contents.
If you use the BlackBerry Desktop Software to load 
third party programs onto your device, your use of 
third party software shall be governed by and 
subject the terms of separate software licenses, if 
any, for those products or services. Any third party 
products or services that are provided with RIM’s 
products and services are provided “as is”. RIM 
makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee 
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