3 General Questions.
1) I noticed that this forum is listed under manufacturer HTC, I'm using the Verizon xv6700 which as far as I know was manufactured by UTStarCom are they the same device?
2) Is there a way to back up the current Rom on the device so that one can Recover the device.
3) you mentioned Active Sync 4.5 only is supported. I'm using Vista Ultimate which uses Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1.6965. Will this work as a sync device?

2 answers:
1) HTC is the manufacturer with UTStarCom reselling. Same device.
2) The easiest way to restore the ROM is to go to the UTStarCom site and download the ROM for your carrier from them. That will be the latest offical ROM. Flash that if you need to restore.
3) I run away from Vista, so I cant help here.

Thank you for your answers. 3 more...
 

1) I noticed that my Boot Loader version is 1.00. The tutorial mentioned selecting RUU Standard for V1.02 and X.04+ for 1.04 and NoID for any errors that might occur. I'd like to avoid the error in the first place and yet want to use the most appropriate RUU. Which RUU option should I select for my verizon version 1.00?
2) would you advise i update the current rom to the latest rom available on the UTStarcom web site? do you think this would update my boot loader version to one refered to in the tutorial. (do you have the url to the UTStarcom rom for verizon).

3) It seems that one connects the device to the computer in Step 5. should it be connected any time prior or does it just need to be connected prior to using the update util?

Thank you for your response(s). I hope my questions posted also helps others to enjoy a worry free upgrade.

GA. Medic,

where am I going wrong. I copied the oem package into the buildos file on the C drive and I run the kitchen and get this error: "module ppc_geeks.rar was not found"

1) Standard
2) No! In the case of bootloaders, newer is not necessarily better as far as hacked roms are concerned. Here's the download for the last AKU2 rom for Verizon (older bootloader OK):http://www.utstar.com/pcd/downloads/...0_WWE_Ship.exe
3) As long as it's in bootloader mode, it makes no difference if you connect it earlier than step 5.

Where on the C drive? It should be in c:\buildos (assuming you installed BuildOS to the default location)

Thanks Ga.Medic this was my first time flashing this particular phone. Ive flashed others in the past, but I was reluctant to flash my beloved xv6700 (amazing how ones modding confidence is inversely proportionate to the cost of the device) Anyhoo, the instructions were very concise, yet free of the pointless info that other instructions I have read. Thank you again, I will be sharing my new found knowledge with my friends who own apaches.

Yes I believe that will work for Vista machines. Do't have one myself but I believe that is correct.

There seems to be some general confusion on the download/install directories. Is the following correct. you download the kitchen (in my case it was Helmi_wm6_apache_kitchen_071217_1.exe) run the exe which installs the kitchen to the default directory C:\buildos then place the unzipped rar file (in my case it is PPCGeeks_OEM.rar) in to the c:\buildos directory then click the Chef Icon and away you go?

That is corrct. Do not unpack the .rar. Drop it right into c:\buildos. Click the chef Icon and the kitchen should open. The only initial error you should see would be in reference to carrier not selected. Once you select your carrier in the dropdown, hit save and this error will not appear again.