kunix...... YOU'VE JUST MADE MY WIFE HAPPY!!!!!
(and me too!)

The bricked unit is from my wife and has come back to life (my wife also, but the unit in particular...)! I executed the steps exactly as mentioned in post #34 and it flashed perfectly! It loaded the two *.bin files (telling by the two green progress bars at the very bottom of the GPS screen that flashed by) and about 15 seconds later it went into mass storage mode. Not wanting to spoil anything in this elevated state of excitement, I have left the unit in this mode but removed the microSD.

Anything I need to do before disconnecting it from the PC? Do I use WebUpdater to load FW in it? Please advise.