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Are you having an issue? Sprint's policy towards rooted phones has changed.
I wouldnt worry about it myself.
However, there is an unrooting guide...I/someone will find it and link it to you.:)
I'm personally not the owner of the phone, Someone contacted me asking to unroot it, So im doing what they wish i've just never worked with sprint phones and dont really want to brick it
 
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I'm personally not the owner of the phone, Someone contacted me asking to unroot it, So im doing what they wish i've just never worked with sprint phones and dont really want to brick it
Gotcha, I am a little unfamiliar with unrooting but I do know that it would be helpful to know how it was rooted to begin with and also the information listed in the bootloader screen.;)
 
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Go to post # 2 at the bottom of post #2 of this guide
Do you know how it was rooted?
Can you get into bootloader screen and read what is there?

Not yet, Can you do me a huge favor, My norton is detecting fastboot.exe download url as a virus, can you reupload that somewhere for me?
Edit: The entire website is being blocked. I need the downloads re uploaded some where
Edit2:Nvm fixed it
 
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Not yet, Can you do me a huge favor, My norton is detecting fastboot.exe download url as a virus, can you reupload that somewhere for me?
Edit: The entire website is being blocked. I need the downloads re uploaded some where
Temporarily disable antivirus...
What website is blocked.?
I'm sorry but I dont know where else to get those files, I haven't the need to unroot...

Edit: just saw your edit.....nice then!!
 
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Gosh, Evo has a pretty complicated process to unroot, Esteem is pretty nice in the fact that it has script's for both install's and uninstalls

It does look complicated and I have seen/heard of people having issues but I do not know. Then again, when I first rooted, it looked complicated. Now after rooting 3 Evo's, it's a snap!:)
Good luck!!
I know if you have issues, just post back or start a new thread.
Ocnbrz know's alot about those kind of issues....:D
 
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It does look complicated and I have seen/heard of people having issues but I do not know. Then again, when I first rooted, it looked complicated. Now after rooting 3 Evo's, it's a snap!:)
Good luck!!
I know if you have issues, just post back or start a new thread.
Ocnbrz know's alot about those kind of issues....:D

okay i got problems, when trying the cat /sdcard/flash image it cant find the "folder"
 
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Go to post # 2 at the bottom of post #2 of this guide
Do you know how it was rooted?
Can you get into bootloader screen and read what is there?
We really need to know what the bootloader screen says, the unroot method is determined by it.

Gosh, Evo has a pretty complicated process to unroot, Esteem is pretty nice in the fact that it has script's for both install's and uninstalls
The difference is your esteem is just installing super user into /system/app folder, the HTC has to unlock the bootloader.
On the htc if your bootloader says S-On you dont have as complicated of a time then all you need to do is use a RUU to upgrade/overwrite the rooted rom and the recovery.

okay i got problems, when trying the cat /sdcard/flash image it cant find the "folder"
Again it may be best to know what the bootloader says before trying to reinvent the wheel.
 
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We really need to know what the bootloader screen says, the unroot method is determined by it.

Again it may be best to know what the bootloader says before trying to reinvent the wheel.

Ha i do not know what i was thinking:eek: i guess i should have read the rest of the thread. sorry goes to the op. i should have been more aware of this.

yes we really need to know what your hboot version is. like optimus here said, this will determine how to unroot you.
 
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