I've retried the whole process, going back to doing the flash files then the custom files, and this time it worked - but I changed the process slightly, after having flashed the two files, I then took the battery out and reconnected then did the custom file upload - and this time it's worked like a charm!
Believe it or not ... all this to get rid of the stupid 3 banner at the bottom of the screen, I did an update, which removed the option to take it off (after I'd disabled it), but after a master reset, it came back, but this time without the option on the phone - 3 told me I'd have to take it 40 miles away to be sorted, after a bit of messing over the past 2 days, this has sorted it and I'm back in business!
Cheers for all your help guys.
HJ





