HTC Touch2 User Manual - Page 196

Resetting Your Phone, Performing a soft reset

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196 Chapter 13 Managing Your Phone 13.8 Resetting Your Phone Performing a soft reset Perform a soft (normal) reset to clear all active program memory and shut down all active programs. This is useful when your phone is running slower than normal, or a program is not performing properly. If a soft reset is performed when programs are running, unsaved work is lost. To perform a soft reset 1. Remove the back cover. For instructions, see "To remove the back cover" in Chapter 1. 2. Remove the stylus to reveal the RESET button that is located at the bottom of the stylus compartment. 3. Use the stylus tip to press the RESET button. Your phone restarts and displays the Home screen. 4. Replace the back cover and insert the stylus back into its compartment. Performing a hard reset If a normal reset does not solve a system problem, you can perform a hard (full) reset. After a hard reset, the phone is restored to its default settings-the way it was when you first purchased it and turned it on. You will lose any programs you installed, data you entered, and settings you customized on your phone, and only Windows Mobile® software and other pre-installed programs will remain. RESET

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196  Chapter 1²  Managing Your Phone
13.8 Resetting Your Phone
Performing a soft reset
Perform a soft (normal) reset to clear all active program memory and shut down all 
active programs. This is useful when your phone is running slower than normal, or a 
program is not performing properly. If a soft reset is performed when programs are 
running, unsaved work is lost.
To perform a soft reset
1.
Remove the back cover. For instructions, 
see “To remove the back cover” in 
Chapter 1.
2.
Remove the stylus to reveal the RESET 
button that is located at the bottom of 
the stylus compartment.
3.
Use the stylus tip to press the RESET 
button.
Your phone restarts and displays the 
Home screen.
4.
Replace the back cover and insert the 
stylus back into its compartment.
RESET
Performing a hard reset
If a normal reset does not solve a system problem, you can perform a hard (full) 
reset. After a hard reset, the phone is restored to its default settings—the way it 
was when you first purchased it and turned it on. You will lose any programs you 
installed, data you entered, and settings you customized on your phone, and only 
Windows Mobile® software and other pre-installed programs will remain.