hi guys..i m using a HTC touch (GSM) with WM professional 6...hw can i reinstall/reformat the OS completely...i try google and search here bt all thy give is hard reset, not reformat the OS..so no choice bt to ask help here...pls sumbody guide me....thk u vy much 4 ur time...=)
What do you mean by reformat ? If you want to return to factory settings, hard reset is the answer.
HI
Did you install a cooked rom and you want to return to the original HTC rom of your Device , If so you need to search and download the official rom specific for device model and flash it (your device will become locked again unless yoy had a hard SPL)
If you Didnot install a cooked rom and still have the original one but having some problems may be due to installing some programs then all you need is a hard reset
tito12 said:
What do you mean by reformat ? If you want to return to factory settings, hard reset is the answer.
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wat i mean is clean install the windows mobile, jz like when u format pc windows (does tat mean doing hard reset?)...cz it seems my htc gt virus...thx...
sasa66 said:
HI
Did you install a cooked rom and you want to return to the original HTC rom of your Device , If so you need to search and download the official rom specific for device model and flash it (your device will become locked again unless yoy had a hard SPL)
If you Didnot install a cooked rom and still have the original one but having some problems may be due to installing some programs then all you need is a hard reset
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oh..i didnt install any cooked rom, jz tat my phone awiz hang for no reason (no application running at all jz msg) and sumtime restart itself, so i sent to shop n thy say mayb its virus n ask me to format it...so any idea hw to solve tis??...btw can i trace de virus??thx...
Hard reset reinstalls your original rom new as it came out of the box but it will erase all data and programs you added to phone
Hanging ,resetting and slowing may be due to virus(not common on WM) or more commonly low memory (too much prog or data on internal storage) , Bad or incompatible software
Antivirus
There are several antivirus prog for handheld devices (Kasersky , McAfee etc) search Google buy or use a trial version and check your device
If infected after removing virus it is better to format SD card
Reformat OS = Flash.
jeremy89632 said:
Reformat OS = Flash.
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Flash oso clear everthg in de phone and return to factory setting??...wats de difference between flash and hard reset??..reali blur..thx...
sasa66 said:
Hard reset reinstalls your original rom new as it came out of the box but it will erase all data and programs you added to phone
Hanging ,resetting and slowing may be due to virus(not common on WM) or more commonly low memory (too much prog or data on internal storage) , Bad or incompatible software
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oic...bt does hard reset clear memory card storage oso??..if i wan 2 do a hard reset, hw to backup all those thg in de phone??..
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There are several antivirus prog for handheld devices (Kasersky , McAfee etc) search Google buy or use a trial version and check your device
If infected after removing virus it is better to format SD card
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bt install de antivirus will take up more memory and slow down the phone??
Yes, hard reset also clear memory too.
but to be extra safe, flashing is a better bet.
Flash to stock htc rom.
Hard reset clears your phone completely
to backup your data you can
Use SPB backup(I had it on HTC software disc in thge box) this will back all your settings ,contacts , messages and programs into an exe file on SD card after hard reset run it and everything is there again BUTif the cause is virus or bad programe it will retun to so i prefer that you dont backup programs
PIMbackup is also a free tool to back your messages and contacts only
how to flash locked htc has stock on logo plz help rely need on [email protected]
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Hi,
I'm really tired of debranding my MDA pro after a hard-reset and I would like to do the following:
-delete everything on my device (use the extended rom unlocker to unlock)
- install a "fresh" WM5
- configure the system
- create a complete backup of the system like the Norton-Ghost in the pc-world
Is that possible, and if so, how?
Where can I get a clean version of WM5?
Has anyone of you already done so?
How can I create a complete backup of the system?
I know that are a lot of questions and I'm thankful for every hint
C ya,
Elias
Shame on T-Mobile for the annoying branding!!!
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Where can I get a clean version of WM5?
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I believe you can achieve this from the provided ROM itself by unlocking then deleting the ExtROM followed by a hard reset. You can then use other hacks from this site to delete or replace the splash screen and etc... to clean it up some more.
surely if you delete the extended rom and then do a hard reset the system wont work as youll be missing the majority of the installation, there are Cooked ROMS on the FTP site which people have created which I guess you can try at your own risk. I tried to remove all of the tmobile branding but found that they'd tied in some of crucial configuration after the branding process so when I soft booted before rebranding the XDA was only half complete... I too would like a good clean install without branding, unfortunatley I have to use the tmobile rom with its gay pink colours so that I can use their blackberry client.?
eli_d said:
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- create a complete backup of the system like the Norton-Ghost in the pc-world
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There are various programs out there that allow you to make a backup of your phone. Currently, I'm using BackupManager which generate an EXE files that you can save into your SD card such that you can restore your phone without having to reinstall the backupsoftware itself. I know that there are better software out there you can use. I think they call it phone clone or something, which uses your pc to store and clone the phone.
tonyb15re said:
... I tried to remove all of the tmobile branding but found that they'd tied in some of crucial configuration after the branding process so when I soft booted before rebranding the XDA was only half complete...
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I have relatively the same problem, that my phone doesn't support MMS. However, if you were to extract the ext rom (by any means) to get the CAB files within, you can choose which to install or not. I think you pretty much need to guess what each of them means.
Thank you for your answers
I think I'm gonna try the backup-manager.
Now I wll start another post "Avoid T-mobile branding by install Jasjar or Dopod-ROM?"
Hey guyzzz i have DOPOD 838 PRO and the sad news for me is that the phone KEYPAD has been locked and i cant remember the code now.... I am sure someone might have messed with it and changed it.... i desperately need to reset the KEYGAURD.... How can fix this problem plzzz heelp me as i am new to XDA WORLD....
Just inform what i need to do....
No t sure if there is a way to read the code from the phone.
Only thing I can think of is a hard reset. You will lose all information on the phone however it will be reset back to manufacturers defaults.
Click here http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Resets to find out how.
S.K.
yp ... I only thing I can think of too is hard reset .. dont know of a way to reset the lock code ..
yeah i think hard reset is the only way... but guyzzz the keys are lock so will the soft keys and reset work? i really have no idea abt it and i feel like a total noob .... thnxx for the help and codes....
Should do, if not soft reset the device and then do hard reset sequence whilst the phone is booting up.
Reagrds
S.K.
thnxxx alot guyzzzzz.... i have reseted my phone and now its back to its original state.... just one last question guyzzz.... what security do i have incase someone steals my cell i am just curious abt the security feature.... jus wonderin what if someone changes the sim..... wht security can i put in my celll
The only security you have pre-installed is a password lock that asks for a password when you power on your screen.
However there is software available (most of which you have to pay for) that can encrypt files on your phone and also some programs that are probably subscription based that can remotely wipe all data from your phone if it is stolen.
There is a thread on some programs that do this but for the life of me I cant find it. Try searching on Google but this software does exist.
Regards
S.K.
that was really helpful guyz.... one last help i need ( i know its asking for alot ) but all i need to know is that i recently purchased a 1 gb memory card for my cell and i need to find a way to format it completely as its a second hand (used) memory card... i have NOKIA MEMORY CARD reader but this memory card is too small to fit in that device. Is there a way i can format my MEMORY CARD completely... does HARD RESET also resets i means formats MEMORY CARD. thnxx
A hard reset will not format your memory card
You can format the card in the phone. The in built in file exporer does not support this. However you can download Resco File Explorer from here: http://www.resco.net/downloads/byplatforms.asp
It is only a trial, you must buy a license key if you want to keep it. Just install it on your phone memory, format your card and then uninstall it after.
I've kept it on my device, much better than the built in explorer.
Regards
S.K.
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thnxxx alot guyzzzzz.... i have reseted my phone and now its back to its original state.... just one last question guyzzz.... what security do i have incase someone steals my cell i am just curious abt the security feature.... jus wonderin what if someone changes the sim..... wht security can i put in my celll
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I use Remote Tracker on my phone. There is a whole list of things you can do to your cell via a text message. I would need to look at the command list again but I think it will clear your memory card too. It also has gps tracking.
http://remotetracker.sourceforge.net/
WP
Be a good idea to use a backup program too. It will back up all contacts /messages, and depending what app, system and registry too.
I use SPB backup 2.0.1. Works pretty well for when things go bad...
Cheers...
I was just wondering , is there a way to change the backup rom stored on your phone so when u hard reset it installs that rom, because i hav a t-mobile mda rom 1.8.10.2, and thats ll i can hav since i cannot ujpdate my phone via usb so im jus wondering if there is a way somebody please help
There is no such thing as "hard reset" or "backup" ROM on your phone. There is just one ROM, parts of which are loaded to RAM when the system runs and parts are used as is (it called XIP - eXecute In Place).
What happens when you hard reset is that all the settings you changed and all the data you added to the phone are deleted.
Question is why can't you update via USB?
There are options where you can flash a new ROM from a specially formatted SD card, but I am not sure if such thing exists for your device.
I suggest you check the WiKi.
HI
I was clean my XDA with software call "pocket mechanic"
And after delete temp files and clean registry, I can't install any software.
Any try finish after while with "install unsuccessful"
Any body help?
Hard reset
I don't want do it hard reset!
I have too much software, any other resolution?
What could be missing?
Yeah, and how can we know it if you don't even stated which windows mobile version are you using?
Also - make sure your device (actually, your wm version) is capable of runing software you are trying to install.
Anyway - just hard reset your device. It will be most likely impossible for us to guess what is missing. Propablly there is a big mess in your windows mobile now and I don't know of any method to return it to original state except of hard reset. It will be fastest method, and your software won't be deleted if you installed it on your sd/mmc card. Most of it will be still working too - you will only have to make shortcuts.
Kalgon5 said:
Yeah, and how can we know it if you don't even stated which windows mobile version are you using?
Also - make sure your device (actually, your wm version) is capable of runing software you are trying to install.
Anyway - just hard reset your device. It will be most likely impossible for us to guess what is missing. Propablly there is a big mess in your windows mobile now and I don't know of any method to return it to original state except of hard reset. It will be fastest method, and your software won't be deleted if you installed it on your sd/mmc card. Most of it will be still working too - you will only have to make shortcuts.
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true, true
it is WM 5.0
I have CoPilot 7 installed
Do you think it will be working after hard reset?
(I have all software installed on SD Card 4GB)
No clue. But I'm pretty sure that installation will take much less efford and time that any attempts of fixing os.
Did you make sure, that it's not becouse of your os version, that you cannot install software? For example, try totall commander, if it won't install, then hard reset your device.
By the way, why not give wm6 a try? wm5 is in my opinion outdated, and the cooked wm6 roms are not really unstable or anything.
unfortunately total commander not installed.
So, only hard reset left...
I will do it in next month cos I need CoPilot for few week now.
ps.
I have (I think I have) same backup from last September -o) do you think is worth try?
Any way thanks for reply it is nice to now is someone in "outer space" who try help you )
I'm not sure. It depends of what backup contains.
If I were you, I would just leave device like it is for now. If you really can't afford to have CoPilot corrupted, then it's the best solution for now. Just do hard reset when you will be able to.
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I don't want do it hard reset!
I have too much software, any other resolution?
What could be missing?
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backup then hardrest...
the quickest way to work around the problem
goralpm said:
it is WM 5.0
I have CoPilot 7 installed
Do you think it will be working after hard reset?
(I have all software installed on SD Card 4GB)
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easyiest thing to do is: =]
Step 1: Start -> Settings --> System? --> ClearPhone / hardres
Step 2: type in: 1234
Step 3: What till the ROM has reloaded
Step 4: Formate your SD card to default settings But change the formate to: FAT32
Step 5: Reload Copilot 7, and see if the problem is fixed or persists
Have fun
OK, problem solved!
I made full backup, and reset my xda to factory seating and ROM.
Then I restored backup and every thing working very well now.
Thanks
Good evening.
My HTC crashed. this is the six time now..
So let me tell you what's the problem, hopefully you guy's can help me.
This happend last time:
I was typing an sms and after a while i tilt my mobile to landscape mode.
After doing this my mobile wouldn't return in normal screen mode.
so i soft rest my mobile.. not so smart move.
the text sounds: "tap here for loading HTC sence".
If i tap this it says: "HTC sence loading" but it will return to: "tap here for loading HTC sence".
I cant go into my startscreen so doing anything isn't an option.
Well i soft reset like 5 times and 3 times i yank the battery out while booting but it will ceep telling me the same thing...
My phone: HTC touch HD.
The rom i use: kwbr topix version 3.6
mmm i can't put an link in this post so the thread is: showthread.php?t=460640
So if anyone has an idea for me. that would be great!
I haven't done a hardrest before and I instald my ROM 5 times before now..
Thanks anyway.
Leek.
if just sense isn't working there's no problem, just backup your pim data and any other important files (pictures...) and hard reset the phone.
So if I take all my files from my SD-card and copy them to my PC (or take my SD-card out of my phone) and preform a hard-reset, then is there a chance that my phone will be alive again?
And a question:
A hard rest can be done by: pressing both volume button's and the powerbutton?
Thank you very much!
a hard reset does not affect the contents of the sd card, but the entire internal storage, meaning the space, where "\My Documents" and other folders are located, including all your contacts, messages...
you should sync your pim data (contacts, tasks, appointments...) either with outlook (that does not save your sms!) or with MS myphone (saves all) or pimbackup (saves all) and save your ringtones and possible photos stored internally, you can backup those files either with ms myphone as well or just copy and paste them to the storage card.
also, remember, a hard reset will delete all the programs installed and their respective settings, so keep your needed cab files present.
setting up the device after the hard reset will take some time, keep that in mind, but if you actually never performed one before, you will realise a huge improvement in speed.
Ok thank you very much.
I will preform a hard reset tonight so I can use it soon again ^^.
The data standing on my internal storage isn't usefull anymore. It's already on my pc so when I get home, I'll hard reset it right away!
Speed improvement is alway's welcome!
I'll let you know if my phone works again.
Thanks.
Wauw it worked perfectly!
The hard rest of my phone took only a minut, so that was far much better then installing the ROM over and over again!
Thanks for your advice.
yes, reflashing the rom does not really change anything, as long as you don't hard reset after flashing. to keep ypur phone clean and fast and not pollute it with old trash, always perform a hard reset after flashing. it is highly recommended when changing roms, and when staying on the same one, a hard reset can solve nearly any software related issues that appear over time
New problem...
My phone is acting weird again..
The problem is the startup now.
It takes around 5 min to get to the home screen.
but when you think its finaly started, then there appears an error:
Run FILEOP
\windows\Menu_FILEOP_Operator.txt
faild.
What can i do about this?
Hardreset again?
(this would be my 13th time that my phone crashed... i'm becomming crazy..)
can anyone help me with this?
Greets,
Leek1001
1) Backup all PIM data.
2) Preform Task 29(that's the topic showthread.php?t=653604)
3) Flash with the ROM you like
4) Hard reset 1 or 2 times depending of ROM requirements.
5) Restore the PIM data.
6) Have fun
dilqnski said:
1) Backup all PIM data.
2) Preform Task 29(that's the topic showthread.php?t=653604)
3) Flash with the ROM you like
4) Hard reset 1 or 2 times depending of ROM requirements.
5) Restore the PIM data.
6) Have fun
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What is the advantage off this app Task 29?
because i don't know whats the main problem, so would this solve my problem?
Greets,
leek1001
Task 29 format the main memory of the PPC. Read the topic for more info. From my experience it make wonders
leek1001 said:
What is the advantage off this app Task 29?
because i don't know whats the main problem, so would this solve my problem?
Greets,
leek1001
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Follow the f***ing link and read the thread. You'll find all the answers there!
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Follow the f***ing link and read the thread. You'll find all the answers there!
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Thank you for reading my entire post instead of the first line....
I say that I don't know what the problem is and nobody gave me an answer. task29 could fix my problem but I still don't know the exact problem...
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Follow the f***ing blah blah blah
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Pr1k...
leek1001, if i was you mate id reflash, remember to hard-reset but if that dont solve your problem, start reading about task29 dude..
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leek1001, if i was you mate id reflash, remember to hard-reset but if that dont solve your problem, start reading about task29 dude..
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I've tried a reflash and afterwards a hardreset but didn't workout.
I'm following the topic about task29 now
I'm going to try it this weekend. thanks.
Well it worked out perfectly!
for everyone having troubles with the ROM's of Kwbr try to update your radio rom version!
I had 1.09 and now I've version 1.17.
men.. if I had done that earlier!
Greets,
Leek1001
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glad you got yourself sorted dude..