How do i restore my phone using the ipsw from an external hard drive

I am currently deployed to Afghanistan and don't have very good signal. One of the guys thought it would be funny to change my passcode, and then forgot it. Now my phone is disabled, and the computer I used to set it up is in the states. The signal here is too week to download the Iphone update software via iTunes(keeps losing signal partway through and restarting the download). Its 802MB so I spend seven hours at the computer lab to download the ipsw to an external hard drive. I used the instruction I found via google to restore the phone, and its not working. Itunes keeps trying to download it again. Not sure how to make itunes read the downloaded version. Also its not my computer, so I logged into my apple ID on his itunes. Does this create part of the problem. When unzipping the file some of the files were encrypted. Maybe thats part of the problem?
Please help if you can.

Hi joehazelton,
If you have already got the ipsw file, (assuming that it's a latest version or the version on your iPhone at least), you can try the following:
If you are using a Windows 7 PC:
Go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Software Updates
If you are using a Windows XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Software Updates
If you are using Mac:
~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/[can't recall the folder name]
Once you locate this folder, copy the ipsw file to this location. Then try to restore your iPhone.
Please post your feedbacks!
-aneesh-
www.sarayoo.info

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