I installed Winterboard and when Cydia asked me to reboot, it crashed and wouldn't boot up. So I had to do the BlackRa1n jb all over again. The solution to the WB install was to press the home button instead of the Cydia reboot prompt and shutting down/restarting with the power button. Later on, I read that the problem came from the "restore from backup" that I did for my contacts and data, etc. Someone also posted that you should set up as new iPhone first, and then restore from backup. Is this correct? Will I have to bypass the reboot prompt from Cydia and use the power button shutdown/restart method anytime I install a Cydia app? YouTube app doesn't connect at the moment but everything else appears OK. Also, I bootneutered, though I'm not sure if it was necessary. Thanks in advance.

PS: Here's what I'm driving:
BlackRa1n RC3 jailbroken/ Bootneuter 2.1 unlocked iPhone 2G, Firmware 3.1.2 (7D11), Baseband 04.05.04_G, T-Mobile