[riphamilton]

so of the entire contents of the extROM, all that's somewhat essential to load is:
addcontacts.exe
hidden.cab
iota.cab

other than that, signed_080516_7500_SPCS_2.04.sa.CAB (again, any idea what that is?) and sprintTV/live search are the only worthwhile things on the extROM.

if you're upgrading, you probably shouldn't let the customizations run to eliminate all of the other bloatware from installing and just manually install the above.