[Touch HD General] Chef_Tony:
we should deal with the microsoft reader later, because flashing another rom comes with a mandatory hard reset, which will format your entire storage, thereby removing all installed apps, pim data and files.

your spl is 1.56 olinex, which means hspl is installed in your device. that way, your device is always ready to be flashed with any rom or radio, which is great, because the hardest step is already done.

to get back to a stock rom, all you need to do, is:

1. create a backup of your device:

1.a. backup your pim data (contacts, appointments...), using one of the following methods:

1.a.1. outlook sync (will not backup call logs, sms or mail from other accounts than outlook e-mail)

1.a.2. ms myphone (will backup everything, including your my documents folder and location, but no call logs)

1.a.3. pimbackup (will by default, backup everything, including mail, but to backup the my documents folder, you need to set it up to do so), put the program and the backup to the sd card, it is not affected by flashing or a hard reset.

1.b. backup my documents folder, if necessary and not yet done in step 1.a.

1.c. make sure, the cabs for all the apps you currently use are present

2. the rom(s) and necessary tools

2.a download advancedRuu from here

2.b. download a stock rom of your choice, either here on the wiki or on shipped-roms.com, from your carrier or from htc.com (if you have an s/n that qualifies)

2.c. depending on your pc's windows operating system, either install activesync 4.5 (xp) or windows mobile device center 6.1 (vista/windows 7) if not already done and set it up to connect to your device. in case you have windows vista or 7, please post again before attempting to flash, there is another step to do.

3. flash the rom

3.a. extract the rom you downloaded (even if it is an .exe file) until you see a bunch of files like EnterBootloader.exe, RomUpdateUtility.exe and RUU_signed.nbh.

3.b. take said ruu_signed.nbh (the rom) and put it in the same folder, where you put advanced ruu.

3.c. put your device into bootloader mode and connect it to the pc, make sure the bottom line changes from Serial to USB and wait for windows to recognize the device.

3.d. start advanced ruu and perform a task 29 (follow the steps)

3.e. put your device into bootloader mode again, start advanced ruu again, if it quit

3.f. select regular ruu (task 28). in select nbh file, it should show your RUU_signed.nbh, click next and follow the wizard

3.g. when finished, disconnect from the pc and perform a hard reset by pressing Volume Up and Down and power and follow the steps on the display.

4. to get your backups back, sync with outlook (or ms myphone respectively) or restore your pim backup

ok, this was the very detailed description of every single step there is to do while flashing, for the worst case scenario. but basically, it is very simple. here, the short version:

backup

bootloader mode

task 29

flash ruu_signed using advanced ruu

hard reset

restore backup

for future reference: there is also an easier way to flash, but it comes with a downside:

in the rom you downloaded, there is the file RUU_signed.nbh (the rom file), you can rename it to BLACIMG.nbh and put it in the root of the sd card and just enter bootloader to flash it. now you'll say, "but why bother with all the long steps above, if it can be so easy?" the reason is: the blackstone sometimes is a *****. it is always recommended to perform a task 29 before flashing, which will format and wipe your rom partition, so the old rom is removed before the new one is flashed. also i always perform several two or three hard resets to make sure it really wiped all old data. and by just flashing a BLACIMG using the sd card, you don't have the opportunity to perform a task 29. leftover data or data fragments might slow down your device, so you should make sure to get rid of them.

and remember: in case you use windows vista or 7 and have no access to a windows xp pc, please post before attempting to flash.