New HTC Touch Pro Alltel Newb Guide <need>

[targetrein]

Hello you guys

Please don't kill me if this has been posted and asked 10000x times lol.

I just ordered two Alltel HTC Touch Pros and they will be here shortly - couldn't pass them up at $79.99 a piece, and my contract is very near expiration.

Anyway, I've been reading most of the 'how-to's' on flashing / unlocking / and installing MightyRom, but I still don't feel very comfortable on doing this without confirmation that I have it right, especially if I don't have the steps in the right order.

I have attempted to flash other devices in the past, most with success, but some with complete and total failure. I bricked my PSP badly before getting it right.

From what I've gotten so far, this is what I need to do:


1) install netCF3.5 on windows
2) sync phone with PC
3) back up everthing with PimBackup
4) run HardSPL.exe from Raphael_CDMA_HSPL_037
(this should 'unlock' the phone, right?)

5) install MightyRom (any special steps here?)
6) hard reset
7) install Advanced Configuration Tool (how are programs like this transferred to the phone, and where do i put them?)

Is it necessary to install programs like HTC Performance when MightyRom is installed, or does MightyRom take care of most of the performance issues?

If my steps are wrong, would it be possible for someone to post a step-by-step how-to from beginning to end, taking it very slow and not using any acronyms? (screenshots woudl be killer) Keep in mind - this is my first 'smart phone'.

thanks in advance for the help - and sorry for all of the Q's I feel like an idiot, but this is 100% new to me.

-Garrett