[emtaboy]

Sorry to answer my own question, but I thought I'd post what I did:

From the download, i copied over the following files to the andboot folder on my SD card:

initrd.gz
modules-2......gz (i.e. the modules file)
rootfs.img
system.ext2
zImage

Note did not touch the startup.txt or the ts-calibration file. From looking at the directory, this noob would say all my personal stuff (apps, customizations, etc) are in the data.img file.

In any case, after doing the above, the phone booted right up no problem. I presume this gives me the latest updates?? Anyone care to comment on what I did and how you verify this update from within Android?? {Answer to my question: in Settings, About Phone, the Kernel version matches the modules-X.X....etc number thus I will assume this is the latest and greatest now on my phone. Thanks again!!!}

Thanks...this forum is awesome and certainly has greatly extended the life of many TP2's!!