Sym0n you seem pretty clued up in BBs!
Just got an 8800.. want to update the OS, but it didnt come with a cd for the software to use my pc to back-up and update it etc, where can i get the software?
You'll need BB Desktop Manager mate, which you can get 5.0 from
here. Pick version 5.0 and it's your choice then if you go for the one with Roxio media manager or not.
You'll also want to get the latest OS for the 8800 which you can get from
here. Just be sure to fully back up your phone first and remember to delete vendor.xml (details in the linked thread).
Is there a way to manually install, as it doesnt want to do it via apploader. it says when i select the .alx file... "no additional applications for your device were found"
You could try overwriting the files in the install directory for your DM, load the DM and it should show BBM 5 which you can then use the update thing to install to your phone.
see'ing as though ive messed it up, im going to install OS 5.0 - ledge. haha
Let me know what it's like, I'm too paranoid to run beta OS lol.