Hi,
I am planning to install/upgrade WP6.5 to WP7 on my HD2. What I would like to know is that If I am not happy with WP7 on H2 or somethings break after the upgrade, I would like to go back to WP6.5 that came pre-installed with the phone. How can I go about doing the same?
Can someone point me to some posts or exact steps on how to restore my phone to factory settings with WP6.5
Even though this very question was asked and answered like a gazillion times (please use the search function of the forum), here´s a short answer:
Yes, you can return to WinMo 6.5 very easily.
Just download the original ROM for your device from your provider (HTC or network operator ROM), go into bootloader mode (vol. down plus power), plug into your PC via USB and run the RUU.
Optional, you can select to flash via SD card.
You can find detailed tutorials, even with videos, in the stickies of the HD2 WinMo 6.5 ROM thread section.
When you have WP7 .. Hold the power button till you see goodbye, wait for it to completely turn off, Hold the Volume Down button and Press the Power button, you'll see Cotulla's HSPL, connect your phone to PC and wait for Serial to chango into USB, Run the RUU of the ROM of your liking
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I've been writing for too long, tictac0566 Explained it before me
i laughed at the number of repies......
hahaha...
wp7 sucks.
apple sucks.
android rules.
enough said
TheKoomba2010 said:
i laughed at the number of repies......
hahaha...
wp7 sucks.
apple sucks.
android rules.
enough said
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What a wonderfully witty and erudite post. I'm sure all of us here are delighted that the collective consciousness of XDA should be enriched in such a helpful manner.
Now that this matter has been decisively cleared up once and for all, I'm off to remove WP7 and put Android on.
As for the original thread, I really do struggle to believe that the OP couldn't have found this information within about 30 seconds of launching a search. I apologise (a bit) if this sounds tetchy, but not only is it a thread that didn't need to exist in the first place, it attracted the most pointless, off topic response of all time, above.
in his defence the search on this thing sucks, infact you get better results if you use google and include the words "XDA DEV" plus whatever your searching for
anyhow, whats not defendable is that thats all answered in the stickies
what you want is straight forward, but give WP a chance, give it a few days use and see how you get on, setup live or whatever you use and you might find yourself supprised. I was, and im gonna stay with it
Problem while installing WP7 on HD2
Hi,
I got these set of instructions on installing WP7 on HD2 -
1.Download the Windows Phone 7 ROM from the link given below and extract its contents to your computer.
2.Make sure that you have HARDSPL 2.08 installed as it is required before you can install MAGLDR in the next step. Also note that your radio needs to be 2.**.50.**. A recommended 2.15.50.14 radio can be found here.
3.Connect your HD2 to your computer via USB and run ‘ROMUpdateUtility.exe’ from the MAGLDR 1.2 folder at the location where you extracted the ROM in Step 1.
4.Follow the on-screen instructions to install MAGLDR on your HD2 and reboot your phone. Your phone will boot into MAGLDR now.
5.Navigate to the 5th option which says ‘USB Flasher’ using the volume-down key and press the green ‘call’ key to enter it.
6.Now run ‘DWI.exe’ from the folder where you extracted the ROM.
7.Read the information carefully and follow the on-screen instructions to flash the Windows Phone 7 ROM to your HD2.
8.Once the installation is complete, your phone will reboot into MAGDLR again. Use the volume-down button to the second option that says ‘Boot AD NAND’ and press the green ‘call’ button.
9.Your phone will now boot into the newly installed Windows Phone 7. The first boot may take a while. Follow the on-screen instructions to setup your Windows Phone 7 installation for the first time.
10.Follow this guide to get Live Services including Marketplace and XBox Live fully working on your device.
The 1st 3 steps worked fine but after executing the RomUpdateUtility.exe, the phone went into reboot mode but it hangs at the white screen where the htc logo appears in green. Its like this for the past 20-25mins.
I had SPL 1.42 installed and then installed the corresponding HSPL too. This worked fine but then it gets scrwed up
How can I go abnout restoring the phone to its default settings as it dosent detect under windows also
Gustopher said:
What a wonderfully witty and erudite post. I'm sure all of us here are delighted that the collective consciousness of XDA should be enriched in such a helpful manner.
Now that this matter has been decisively cleared up once and for all, I'm off to remove WP7 and put Android on.
As for the original thread, I really do struggle to believe that the OP couldn't have found this information within about 30 seconds of launching a search. I apologise (a bit) if this sounds tetchy, but not only is it a thread that didn't need to exist in the first place, it attracted the most pointless, off topic response of all time, above.
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You're right man. It doesn't sound tetchy BTW.... The thing with android is battery life. It's not possible to get more than 24hrs idle with the new original stock battery I have. With Win7 it's more like 50+ hrs. And it's simple. But I can't get it activated at all with chevron.
In answer to OP's question, no, nothing is not working or slow in wp7. Only the hard keys are different. Takes a day of getting used to no Hard RED/GREEN.
Hey there sam,
I upgraded using the stock 1.66 rom (6.5), updates the radio (very important), then flashed magldr (v1.3 is out now so i would recommend you use that - resolves not being able to charge if battery dies).
Magldr not flashing is usually a radio issue, are you sure it flashed correctly?
What version of windows are you using on your pc?
CHow.
tictac0566 said:
Even though this very question was asked and answered like a gazillion times (please use the search function of the forum), here´s a short answer:
Yes, you can return to WinMo 6.5 very easily.
Just download the original ROM for your device from your provider (HTC or network operator ROM), go into bootloader mode (vol. down plus power), plug into your PC via USB and run the RUU.
Optional, you can select to flash via SD card.
You can find detailed tutorials, even with videos, in the stickies of the HD2 WinMo 6.5 ROM thread section.
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I think he needs to use brain, and eye, when he created the thread it would have shown related threads
but then his topic itself is so off topic
i use windows xp with SP3. will try the 1.66 ROM and new new MGDLR version
tried RUU_Leo_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.66.707.1_Radio_Signed_15.30.50.07U_2.06.51.07_Ship.exe and MAGDLR 1.12..
didnt work. Radio is at 2.15.50.14 and I have SPL-1.42.HSPL
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So I tried a crack at android on my HD2 for the second time cuz the first one crashed on me, but I noticed that this version of android didn't come with any sort of data connection at all. I tried to get it back to windows but my phone is stuck on android. I've done soft resets, hard resets, i formatted my sd card, but it still automatically boots back to aqndroid. are there any sort of stock builds for winmo 6.5 for the HD2 out there?
Get into the tri color screen by powering up the phone and holding vol down. Plug phone into computer. Flash the rom.
You can download the rom at HTC or search HD2 stock roms here and you'll find a list. Make sure you pick the right rom. e.g if you have t-mo HD2, pick a rom that is compatible with t-mo.
If you don't pick the right rom and you flash that rom, expect your device might be bricked, so be careful.
N.B. It might, wait, not might, it is, a good idea to read up the guides (all the guides) thoroughly before you start customizing. Otherwise you'll just be asking these redundant questions.
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So I tried a crack at android on my HD2 for the second time cuz the first one crashed on me, but I noticed that this version of android didn't come with any sort of data connection at all. I tried to get it back to windows but my phone is stuck on android. I've done soft resets, hard resets, i formatted my sd card, but it still automatically boots back to aqndroid. are there any sort of stock builds for winmo 6.5 for the HD2 out there?
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Hw did u get android on ur device? and which build did u try? we need more info if u really want android on ur device...Its pretty easy and it takes less than 10 mins 4 me (or any1) to switch builds @ will..
Anyway to get WinMo back...
1. Hope u've performed a HARDSPL...
2. Just perform a Task29 ( dis wipes your phone clean leaving ur radio & HSPL intact).
3. Visit the WinMo dev section, download a custom or stock WinMo ROM..
4. Follow the Dev's instructions (basically connect usb, enter bootloader, click, click etc).
5. Flash away.
6. Soft reset and u r done!!.
hey guys..hope to be in a good health
this is my first theard ever here.. and honstly i found xda more useful,more likly to me rather than any websits else..so i'd like to thank guys here "u rocks guys "
now i'd like to ask about flashing anew rom for my HTC touch HD t8282
running win-mo 6.1 with arabic supported language..touch flow 3d..etc
but now i'm bored with original rom and i was looking for some roms around here and i found what i excatly wanted
but..(i'm sorry for that question :$) i dun know how to flash a new rom to my blackstone..i used search fuction and dummies guide also but..rofl i didn't get what they were takin about
so i was asking if someone could provide me with smplified way to install a new rom using HSPL
Thanks in advance and sorry for z long topic
basically, flashing a winmo phone is an easy process:
1. bootloader mode (power on with VOL- button pressed)
2. flashing
3. hard reset
however, there are a few preparations if your device was never flashed before, you need to install hspl on your phone and make sure you have the correct driver installed on your pc. the driver for the device in bootloader mode might vary from the driver used to sync the device, when switched on.
1. the driver:
if you have windows xp, connect the phone in bootloader mode and look, whether it changes from serial to usb on the bootloader screen, you should be fine by then.
on windows vista/7 you connect the device in bootloader mode, and might actually take some time for it to download another driver from windows update. if it changes from serial to usb, first try to connect using mtty, before attempting to flash, because the connection might not yet be stable and you might want to have a look at the thread (ref updating the usb drivers).
2. hspl
to quote the dummies' guide thread:
(HSPL2a) Place your phone into its bootloader.
(HSPL2b) Run HSPLWrapper_Blackstone_156OliNex.exe from the download in step (HSPL1a) and follow it as normal.
(HSPL2c) If successful, go to step HSPL3. If the flashing process sits at 0% and you get Error [260] connection after some time, go to step (Troubleshooting).
pretty easy, in other words, just connect the device in bootloader mode and run the package on the pc, it will unlock the spl and flash hspl.
if all went well, you are ready to flash, download any rom you like from the rom development section, and flash it using the .exe file that comes with them, might be updater.exe, blackstone RUU.exe or something else. if your rom download only consists of an .nbh file, like ruu_signed.nbh or BLACIMG.nbh, download advanced RUU and use it to flash.
alternatively, if this is to complicated for you as a beginner, you can rename the rom file to BLACIMG.nbh (if it is not already named like that) and put it in the root of the sd card, by then entering bootloader mode, it should find the rom and give you detailed instructions on how to install it.
last step, hard reset, as described in the original manual, switch on, while pressing VOL- and VOL+ and follow the instructions onscreen.
Chef_Tony said:
basically, flashing a winmo phone is an easy process:
1. bootloader mode (power on with VOL- button pressed)
2. flashing
3. hard reset
however, there are a few preparations if your device was never flashed before, you need to install hspl on your phone and make sure you have the correct driver installed on your pc. the driver for the device in bootloader mode might vary from the driver used to sync the device, when switched on.
1. the driver:
if you have windows xp, connect the phone in bootloader mode and look, whether it changes from serial to usb on the bootloader screen, you should be fine by then.
on windows vista/7 you connect the device in bootloader mode, and might actually take some time for it to download another driver from windows update. if it changes from serial to usb, first try to connect using mtty, before attempting to flash, because the connection might not yet be stable and you might want to have a look at the thread (ref updating the usb drivers).
2. hspl
to quote the dummies' guide thread:
(HSPL2a) Place your phone into its bootloader.
(HSPL2b) Run HSPLWrapper_Blackstone_156OliNex.exe from the download in step (HSPL1a) and follow it as normal.
(HSPL2c) If successful, go to step HSPL3. If the flashing process sits at 0% and you get Error [260] connection after some time, go to step (Troubleshooting).
pretty easy, in other words, just connect the device in bootloader mode and run the package on the pc, it will unlock the spl and flash hspl.
if all went well, you are ready to flash, download any rom you like from the rom development section, and flash it using the .exe file that comes with them, might be updater.exe, blackstone RUU.exe or something else. if your rom download only consists of an .nbh file, like ruu_signed.nbh or BLACIMG.nbh, download advanced RUU and use it to flash.
alternatively, if this is to complicated for you as a beginner, you can rename the rom file to BLACIMG.nbh (if it is not already named like that) and put it in the root of the sd card, by then entering bootloader mode, it should find the rom and give you detailed instructions on how to install it.
last step, hard reset, as described in the original manual, switch on, while pressing VOL- and VOL+ and follow the instructions onscreen.
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thnx 4 help really usefull and easy,i apperciate it
thnx again
@ blackspyker
did you successfully flash the hspl and a new rom?
(just seeing if this thread is solved or not)
Rn
just like me dear, please help us. but mine is English version
just like me dear, please help us. but mine is English version
blackspyker said:
hey guys..hope to be in a good health
this is my first theard ever here.. and honstly i found xda more useful,more likly to me rather than any websits else..so i'd like to thank guys here "u rocks guys "
now i'd like to ask about flashing anew rom for my HTC touch HD t8282
running win-mo 6.1 with arabic supported language..touch flow 3d..etc
but now i'm bored with original rom and i was looking for some roms around here and i found what i excatly wanted
but..(i'm sorry for that question :$) i dun know how to flash a new rom to my blackstone..i used search fuction and dummies guide also but..rofl i didn't get what they were takin about
so i was asking if someone could provide me with smplified way to install a new rom using HSPL
Thanks in advance and sorry for z long topic
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download this, extract all the files, take micro SD out of device, connect device to active sync and then run HardSPLWrapper_Blackstone.exe on your pc, it will now start to flash a new SPL, when complete confirm you got it installed, go into bootloader mode (tricolour screen! {hold volume down and press the reset button under the back cover}) now verify the screen shows 1.56.OliNex, which is the new Hard-SPL version.
when complete you will be able to flash any rom to your touch hd/blackstone
note: if you do not flash a new rom you will have graphical issues with the current rom, however this gets fixed as soon as you flash a new rom
if you have any trouble, click me and go to the first post
good luck
Hello guys,
Before getting frustrated about just another noob; No, I know the stuff with the volume down button, but it doesn't work (anymore) for me. I'm a noob but not a retard.
I have a very strange and frustrating problem. Like many of you I wanted to install Android 2.3 on my HTC HD2. Unfortunately I'm quite stuck. I did put radio 2.15.50.14, the 2.08.HSPL (with HSPL3_PKG), MAGLDR 1.13 and CWM (MAGLDR_CWM_Recovery_v3.0.2.5_for_NexusHD2_135M) on my device, but when I tried to install the ROM via AD Recovery the device didn't show the menu and got stuck on "go go go". That's bad, but even worse is that I couldn't enter the tri-color screen to connect via USB and restore the original stock ROM. However I did manage to boot the "Stock Android" (NAND). Only way I can still flash is via USB Flasher. I read something about cabine (.cab) files that could somehow get you in the boot loader on other HTC devices, but can't find any for the HD2.
Anybody has any idea how I can enter the bootloader and restore my original Windows Mobile?
I have been searching for hours now. I have found similar problems, but no answers are given that can solve my problem.
I hope you smart guys can help me out. Is there maybe any way that I can run Windows Mobile the "NAND-way", to connect to Windows Mobile Device Center and flash my device?
Thanks in advance,
Stef van Son
This morning I just tried the volume down again, after the phone was in the MAGLDR menu the whole night. And now i could make it to the bootloader for some strange reason. Does anybody has an explanation for this?
I'm back to Windows Mobile now and have had it with flashing for now, but maybe after my exams I will go for Android again (I hate WinMo).
StefHD2 said:
This morning I just tried the volume down again, after the phone was in the MAGLDR menu the whole night. And now i could make it to the bootloader for some strange reason. Does anybody has an explanation for this?
I'm back to Windows Mobile now and have had it with flashing for now, but maybe after my exams I will go for Android again (I hate WinMo).
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You might want to use some of the instructions in my signature... Also check out the CoreDroid thread, we have some pretty good instruction there. Usually if you pull you battery, then turn on your phone while holding vol down button, it will boot directly into the rainbow screen.
Well, I did follow quite good instruction manuals, but at the step of flashing the new rom, my device just didn't do what it was supposed to. It's quite strange, because WinMo 6.5 just works perfectly.
And no, pulling the battery out I tried probably a hundred times...
Hey guys.
I have a bricked HTC HD2 here. I installed Android 2.2 on it, and it ran fine for a long time. But a few days ago, it got stuck in a bootloop. It gets stuck on the Android logo and doesn't get past that point at all.
What I've tried (in chronological order):
1. AD Hardreset from aMAGLDR: erased all data, but didn't fix the problem. Kept going in bootloop.
2. AD Recovery: Failed. Doesn't get past the "GO GO GO!!"
3. Repair aMAGLDR using HD2 NAND toolkit: tried repairing (150MB partition size) and installing Clockwork Mod (150MB). Same exact results when trying to get into AD recover. Only diffrence is that I now don't have a ROM on my NAND anymore.
4. Install a diffrent rom: Tried a few of them, but they all keep getting stuck on their bootlogo (HTC, Android, ...).
5. Restore STOCK ROM WM6.5: I'd love to, but I can't get into the three-colors-bootscreen. It goes straight to aMAGLDR, even when I boot holding the right buttons (volume down + power [both short click and long hold]). I had set up the ROM files correctly on the SD card.
6. Install the STOCK ROM using the HD2 NAND TOOL: after going to USB Flash mode and installing the default microsoft drivers (it didn't want to accept the Google Android drivers or HTC drivers I downloaded earlier), the flash utility keeps getting stuck on ERROR 264: CONNECTION. The only thing I can do in the HD2 NAND UTILITY is repair aMAGLDR. Other options result in the same error. Task29 can't find the phone either.
Bottom line, I cannot (ABSOLUTELY not) get into the tri color boot screen. It sends me straight to magldr. Also, my volume buttons are working just fine.
I really don't know what to do anymore. I hope someone can help me, any help would be greatly appreciated
Did you try this?
Download an original win 6.5 ROM for your HTC device from HTC webside.
- Take "RUU_signed.nbh" from an original ROM and copy it to your SD card.
- Rename to "leoimg.nbh"
- Reset your device while pressing the volume down button
powerofthink said:
Did you try this?
Download an original win 6.5 ROM for your HTC device from HTC webside.
- Take "RUU_signed.nbh" from an original ROM and copy it to your SD card.
- Rename to "leoimg.nbh"
- Reset your device while pressing the volume down button
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Did you even read the OP's post, clearly I think not. The OP says several times that they can not get the device to the multicolor WINCE bootloader.Without being ably to boot into the bootloader they can notflash via SD card.
At the OP you can stop trying to flash via USB flasher in MAGLDR, it is only for flashing Android RIMs, WP7 ROMs, and Custom Android recoveries. If you are positive your volume down button works then you probably have some bad NAND blocks, but that is just a guess, with out access to the bootloader you are pretty much only left with flashing Android or WP7 via USB flasher in MAGLDR.
That's problematic... The HD2 NAND utility can't flash any ROMs, since the utility can't find the device (error 264).
I've tried 8 diffrent ROMS (from http://android.hd2roms.com/) by putting them on the SD card and use the "AD SD boot" function, but none of them can get past their bootlogo... All ROMs keep hanging on HTC / Android logos. Some of them used to work in the past, I recall...
Here, try these fixes and read the WHOLE POST :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21725062&postcount=7
Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, none of the solutions worked. The battery pins were indeed bent, but after putting them back in place, the problem persisted.
I left my phone powered down all night and tried booting it in bootloader this morning. It didn't work. So that rules out solution 3 awell.
I've even put it in the freezer for half an hour (solution 5), but nothing changed.. Browsed through the last thread aswell, but there was no stuff I haven't tried yet. I can't even start tetris, since it keeps hanging on a blank screen aswell
The guy in solution #4 was facing the same issue (I think).
Especially the second part of the solution, where he talks to the OP. Read it carefully, and check out the post and thread he referred to.
Holy freakin..
After reading various threads through links in the one you suggested, I stumpled upon something called American Android. I was able to install it through the USB Flasher. Guess what, it booted PERFECTLY!!
My phone works again, thank you VERY much!!
Lorre851 said:
Holy freakin..
After reading various threads through links in the one you suggested, I stumpled upon something called American Android. I was able to install it through the USB Flasher. Guess what, it booted PERFECTLY!!
My phone works again, thank you VERY much!!
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horayyy for the HD2 & for the guys that gave the solutions!
need information in case of not getting into the bootloader
how can I use the american android + USB flasher method to work for my hd2 if
I am not able to boot it,
can't soft/hard reset it,
can't get into the bootloader (using volume down + end key pressed).
I used android installed on SD card.
It is totally unresponsive for now. volumn keys worked perfectly when it is was working lastly !
Please tell what can bo done to it to get it working or where does the problem lies.
check your battery pins and also battery if it is charged.
and,
Download an original win 6.5 ROM for your HTC device from HTC webside.
- Take "RUU_signed.nbh" from an original ROM and copy it to your SD card(formatted FAT32.)
- Rename to "leoimg.nbh"
- Reset your device while pressing the volume or without press
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and then you can try an android rom again..
Another solution?
I had the exact same problem. And I am under the impression that there is no solution for every case. But for me it worked to press the volume down button very softly. I tended to push the button as hard as I could, however when I only pressed the volume down button slightly it went straight to the triboot color.
Hopefully this works for some of you.
Can someone help?
Hi,I want to refresh post, becouse i have exact same problem - can't get to serial bootloader, and in MAGLDR i can use only the USB FLASHER option. If someone could tell me how to flash any new rom only through FLASHER ? Last thing i can say: my problem started from installing this app from google Play play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.livelogcat.lite (sry for that, but I can't post URL yet) it might messed up my kernel and i have no idea what to do.
Hello Everyone
I recently bought a HTC HD2 phone off of ebay and it came with Android 2.3.1 with cyanogenmod 7 already installed. I wish to reset the phone to Windows mobile 6.5 and after reading on the internet that you should use the ROM Manager app on the Android phone, but when trying to install the ClockworkMod Recovery it says "An error occurred while flashing your recovery". Is there another way to flash Windows mobile 6.5 back on to the device?
Many Thanks
Saforax
Does your device have dual sim? I am just eliminating the chance of a fake device, that happens way too often. Especially when the device has android pre-installed.
Marvlesz said:
Does your device have dual sim? I am just eliminating the chance of a fake device, that happens way too often. Especially when the device has android pre-installed.
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It is not Dual Sim, it has no difference visually to that of the HD2 that I already own that the new one is meant to replace.
Thanks for the reply
Saforax said:
It is not Dual Sim, it has no difference visually to that of the HD2 that I already own that the new one is meant to replace.
Thanks for the reply
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Okay. Could you please turn off the device, then turn it on while holding the volume rocker down and tell me what the screen says? This is to confirm you have HSPL.
If the screen has "HSPL" in it, then you have HSPL. Now depending on your preference, do you want to keep or remove HSPL (restore device to complete stock)?
I suggest keeping it, as it doesn't bother. To flash back windows mobile, simply download a rom from htc website (are they still there?), connect your device while on the multicolour screen (volume down + boot) and finally run the .exe you downloaded.
If you can't find the ROMs on htc website, search for them here on xda, they are available as ruu. Download the HD2 toolkit (google it), and from the bottom choose "flash custom ruu" or something like that.
I hope all what I said was clear, I'm sleepy and not sure if it makes sense
Marvlesz said:
Okay. Could you please turn off the device, then turn it on while holding the volume rocker down and tell me what the screen says? This is to confirm you have HSPL.
If the screen has "HSPL" in it, then you have HSPL. Now depending on your preference, do you want to keep or remove HSPL (restore device to complete stock)?
I suggest keeping it, as it doesn't bother. To flash back windows mobile, simply download a rom from htc website (are they still there?), connect your device while on the multicolour screen (volume down + boot) and finally run the .exe you downloaded.
If you can't find the ROMs on htc website, search for them here on xda, they are available as ruu. Download the HD2 toolkit (google it), and from the bottom choose "flash custom ruu" or something like that.
I hope all what I said was clear, I'm sleepy and not sure if it makes sense
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Thanks for your reply, having followed your steps the phone is now running Windows Thanks for your help *presses thank button*