[butchwhitt]

I've copied SSPL_Manual.exe to my phone and ran it several times clearing storage between and it either locks up the phone or gives me error messages. After that, I cleared storage and tried everything one more time under both OS's... I'm 99.999999% sure it's not something I'm doing or not doing. I've been in the computer field since 1973.

The phone must have some problem either mechanical/electrical or in the present OS with staying connected to ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Devices long enough to get started. it does show that it is connected and synced before I start trying to flash.

But the phone seems to work pretty well otherwise..... I just can't take it in and tell Verizon I can't get it unlocked... that would be pretty funny..