Just a follow up, I guess I did end up deleting "data and cache" stuff from within the secret menu when holding down volume down and power button. I found some app on the market called root checker and it said my phone wasn't rooted.
I then attempted to root the phone and now it wont root....
[*] LG Esteem root script (Windows version)
[*] Exploit copyright (C) 2011 Revolutionary
[*] Scripting for LG Esteem by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*]
[*] Before continuing, ensure USB debugging is enabled, that you
[*] have the latest LG drivers installed, and that your phone is
[*] connected via USB.
[*]
[*] Press enter to root your phone...
Press any key to continue . . .
[*]
[*] Waiting for device...
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
[*] Device found.
[*] Pushing exploit binary...
1673 KB/s (22281 bytes in 0.013s)
chmod: permission denied
[*] Running exploit...
/data/local/tmp/zergrush: permission denied
[*] Installing root tools...
/data/local/tmp/sh: not found
/data/local/tmp/sh: not found
/data/local/tmp/sh: not found
failed to copy 'su' to '/system/tmp/su': No such file or directory
failed to copy 'busybox' to '/system/tmp/busybox': No such file or directory
failed to copy 'Superuser.apk' to '/system/tmp/Superuser.apk': No such file or d
irectory
/data/local/tmp/sh: not found
/data/local/tmp/sh: not found
/data/local/tmp/sh: not found
/data/local/tmp/sh: not found
/data/local/tmp/sh: not found
/data/local/tmp/sh: not found
/data/local/tmp/sh: not found
/data/local/tmp/sh: not found
[*] Cleaning up...
/data/local/tmp/sh: not found
rm: permission denied
[*] Rebooting...
[*] Root complete, enjoy!
[*] Press any key to exit.
Press any key to continue . . .
What exactly did I break and how do I fix it?