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Default How to hard reset (thru hardware buttons)

Hi everyone, I was trying a new software and when I tried to recover from a Sprite backup, the phone now hangs on the boot up screen (the one with the R, G and D version numbers).

¿Could someone please tell me how to force a hard reset on start up?. I'm starting to panic.
 
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Turn off phone, press both softkeys and then press the powerbutton for exactly one second!
Not more! Then release it...
 
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It tells me to press the "send" button. ¿Which one is it?.
 
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For those who want to reset it while the system is running they'll have to do this:
Go to Start >More > Expert > Clear Storage.
Then you have to enter 1234 and reset
 
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For those who want to reset it while the system is running they'll have to do this:
Go to Start >More > Expert > Clear Storage.
Then you have to enter 1234 and reset
 
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Disregard my previous question, I've already found out.

¡¡Thank you very much Dumdidum!!. You saved my day.
 
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To HARD RESET Turn off the phone, keep pressed the two soft keys on the front, then press power for 1-2 seconds and it will ask to press SENd key. Send key = the green key for making calls.
If you press something else the phone will reboot.
 
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I already found out, but thank you anyway.
 
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To HARD RESET Turn off the phone, keep pressed the two soft keys on the front, then press power for 1-2 seconds and it will ask to press SENd key. Send key = the green key for making calls.
If you press something else the phone will reboot.
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Just to give proper credit, it was actually Dumdidum who first answered me on how to hard reset thru hardware.


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