How do I do a master reset to remove all the customers details
and leave all the programs on
thanks..
Push the power button while pressing the stylus in reset hole, this will remove everything, the programs will reinstall from the exended rom but any 3rd party programs will be lost.
REseting but keeping the data
Is there anyway i can reset my unit (due to hang up) without erasing my data...(tried Soft reset but still is huunged up)
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I have installed a Pocket PC Translator and a program called Friday Shopping. Although the programs work okay, my start menu is just icons and no words. What has happened and how can I restore the menu names as well as the icons.
Thanks.
I had the same happen a few days ago. A soft reset sorted it. (I also have Friday Shopping
Ian
How do you do a soft reset?
Will this delete anything from the PDA?
soft reset = reboot
Hard reset = format / reinstall
and you do a softreset by pressing the stylus into the small hole in the buttom of the xda2
it's all there in the manual
how to hard reset XDA Zinc?
please help me
Q1: How do I perform a hard reset?
Answer:
To perform a hard reset, use the stylus to reach the reset button found besides the device's camera button. Keep the stylus on the reset button and press the Up Navigation button at the same time.
*Note: Hard resetting the device will cause the device to be reset back to its original default settings and all data will be lost.
Ref: http://www.seeo2.com/product/XdaZin...ll&faq_id=2606&type=faq&category_id=445#q2606
Cheers,
can someone help
how can i hard reset my treo?
push the open/close bottom, and in the same time press reset . then choose erase all data or somthing like.
Hi All,
Can anyone please advice what is the difference between (preferably technical diff from device's perspective), the Soft Reset and Reboot of your device.
- By Soft Reset, I mean the one which we ideally do by removing the backcover of Jade and putting the stylus in Reset Button/Hole.
- By Reboot, I mean Power OFF your device with the Power button on the top of the device and then Restart/Reboot (Power ON) your device all over again.
I'm wondering are both of them same and does the same functionality at the background OR they are some way different from each other technically?
It might be a dump Q for many experts, but I'm just too curious.
Gurus, please throw some light on their difference.
Thanks in advance!!
Soft Reset app!
soft reset and reboot is the same.
resetting using the stylus is different, it is abrupt... some settings are not restored or saved and it might damage or corrupt your files.
I would tend to disagree. Soft-reset and/or reboot do not imply whether the stylus method is used or not. Furthermore, most apps that do a soft-reset programmatically (aside from the OEM apps) do not actually secure data etc but perform the same function as a stylus-reset would. The terms can and (more importantly) are used interchangably.
Both soft-reset and reboot only imply that you need to start your device (again), IMHO it does not imply that the actual shutdown is performed in one way or the other.
As for the difference between a "shutdown/start"-cycle ("delayed") vs a stylus or software reset ("immediate"), aside from the fact that during a shutdown normally the device makes sure everything is saved, is also different from an electrical perspective.
With a shutdown procedure where all power is cut, and then turned on again, more hardware is re-inited again, which may beat it into submission. If you have had a lot of computers and tinkered a lot with them, you might have noticed hardware issues that show (or clear up) up every time you actually turn your pc off and on, but do not when you just reset. Same difference.
So, that means I can use them (Soft reset and Reboot) interchangeably.....
- Like after installing any third party application when it says to reset, I can just Power OFF and Power ON (reboot) the device rather then doing a soft reset. And the application will be installed perfectly as it suppose to be...
- Like I need to do a soft reset using my stylus (after removing the back cover), ONLY if my device hangs or freeze for some reason. Till then I can happily manage any reset requirement by just Power OFF/ON (reboot) my device.....
Are these inferences correct?
Please share your thoughts......
meet_bijoy said:
So, that means I can use them (Soft reset and Reboot) interchangeably.....
- Like after installing any third party application when it says to reset, I can just Power OFF and Power ON (reboot) the device rather then doing a soft reset. And the application will be installed perfectly as it suppose to be...
- Like I need to do a soft reset using my stylus (after removing the back cover), ONLY if my device hangs or freeze for some reason. Till then I can happily manage any reset requirement by just Power OFF/ON (reboot) my device.....
Are these inferences correct?
Please share your thoughts......
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Pretty much. For the least chance of anything going wrong, use the power off/on cycle when you can. While chances are small that if you closed alll your apps and press the reset button anything damaging will occur, if you want to always be on the safe side use the power off/on cycle.
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Pretty much. For the least chance of anything going wrong, use the power off/on cycle when you can. While chances are small that if you closed alll your apps and press the reset button anything damaging will occur, if you want to always be on the safe side use the power off/on cycle.
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Oh Cool!!
Thanks for the detailed explaination, its really helpful.
Otherwise you can also apply an application to the power button and choose whether you want to shutdown or reset etc.
if I'm not mistaken: if your reset application calls ExitWindowsEx then you won't loose any settings, while you probably will when using applications that call the (undocumented) KernelIOControl / IOCTL_HAL_REBOOT.
if I'm not mistaken again then this IOCTL_HAL_REBOOT is a relict from PPC 2002 days when ExitWindowsEx function didn't exist.
Hi,
I dont know what happened but since this afternoon (no matter how many times I perform a soft reset) sense is unable to start. I cant even navigate my phone. however I can still send and recieve calls but that's it.
Does anybody know what caused this? Although I install various software on an regular basis I'f never flashed the standard ROM.
Can you please tell me how to perform a hard-reset if software doesn't allow me to?
quote from the manual:
"To perform a hard reset
1. With the phone turned off, press and hold the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons, then press the END/POWER button shortly and release it. You will then see this message on the screen.
This operation will delete all your personal data, and reset all settings to manufacturer default. Press VolUp to restore manufacturer default, or press other keys to cancel.
2. Release the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons.
3. Press the VOLUME UP button to perform the hard reset, or press any other button to cancel the reset"
However before you do that, you could try disabling sense + soft reset + enabling sense -> this helped me few times when my sense wouldn't start.
The question is can you get to Start Menu / Settings? or - if not - does your ActiveSync work?
Some info from the Htc website..
Performing a Factory/Hard Reset You can return your phone to its original state, as it was when it left the factory. This is also called a hard reset. You might want to do this if you are giving your phone to a friend or relative and you want to remove all your data first, or if your phone has a persistent problem that is not solved by powering off the phone and then powering it on again.
A factory reset is a drastic measure. It permanently erases all your personal data and customized settings, and also removes any programs you have installed. Make sure that you have backed up the information and files you want to keep. For information about ways of backing up your phone, see the following topics:
Synchronizing With Outlook on Your Computer
Backing Up Your Phone Using Microsoft My Phone
Performing a factory reset via settings
The most convenient way to do a factory reset is via the phone settings.
On the Home screen's Settings tab, tap Menu > All Settings > System > Clear Storage.
Enter 1234.
Tap YES to perform the reset, or tap NO to cancel the reset.
Performing a factory reset using phone buttons
If you cannot turn on your phone or access the phone settings, you can still perform a factory reset by using buttons on the phone.
With your phone powered off, press and hold the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons.
While holding the volume buttons, press the END/POWER button briefly and then release it.
When you see a warning message on screen, release the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons.
Press the VOLUME UP button to perform the reset, or press any other button to cancel the reset.
p107r0 said:
quote from the manual:...
...The question is can you get to Start Menu / Settings? or - if not - does your ActiveSync work?
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...The answer is: No...I'll try your manual quote tnx...
Yes Activesync still works...
Shum97 said:
Performing a Factory/Hard Reset... ...
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Tnx guys but no luck, when phone is off and I hold the volume buttons then briefly tap power button the damn thing turns on...the the whole crap starts all over again...nothing works except sending and recieving calls...
ok, before you attempt to loose all your data, try copying unpacking the attached file to your Windows folder - it can be done with ActiveSync,
if I did not screw up, once the file is copied there, long-press of phone button should bring the today settings, where you can try to disable sense, and see what happens then...
dub027 said:
Hi,
I dont know what happened but since this afternoon (no matter how many times I perform a soft reset) sense is unable to start. I cant even navigate my phone. however I can still send and recieve calls but that's it.
Does anybody know what caused this? Although I install various software on an regular basis I'f never flashed the standard ROM.
Can you please tell me how to perform a hard-reset if software doesn't allow me to?
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WTF... Same here... Turning the phone on this afternoon, suddenly Sense does not want to start anymore... No mather how many times I try!!!
Update: at least the "Hard Reset" worked. So back to basic and Sense worked again. :-( Now updating the phone again... Sigh...
Righard said:
Update: at least the "Hard Reset" worked. So back to basic and Sense worked again. :-( Now updating the phone again... Sigh...
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one more (sad) reason for investing in good backup app, be it SPB, Sprite, Resco or whatever...
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one more (sad) reason for investing in good backup app, be it SPB, Sprite, Resco or whatever...
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Agree 100%. I backup regularly but now I cant even hard-reset so that's not my problem.
Until now a hard reset always worked. Putting your (p107r0) file in the windows folder at least gave me the uportunity to disable sense and grand me access to the settings. But the touch screen seems to suffer from this virus too...when I try to purge my stored info (entering 1234) the keyboard shows what key I press but the number doesnt appear in the textbar...
Even trying to install a cab doesnt work. I can find everything on the phone but tapping does nothing...
I'm very close to flushing the phone down the toilet or something...
I feel your pain (1 month with overheating mainboard), but don't flush it yet
try the second method for HR - the one where you start with both vol keys pressed
p107r0 said:
I feel your pain (1 month with overheating mainboard), but don't flush it yet
try the second method for HR - the one where you start with both vol keys pressed
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TNX!!! tried and at last problem 'solved' (hard reset worked) let's hope it's a last for me...
mods you can close this thread as far as I'm concerned.