Can't hard reset Palm Vx

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Hi,

I want to hard reset my Palm Vx but I try all the methods below and it
just does a soft reset, leaving all my programs and data there. I want
to delete all data and programs and put the machine back into the same
state as it left the factory.

1) Press reset button
2) Hold down power and press reset button
3) Hold down memo key and press reset button
4) Hold down scroll-up and press reset button

Nothing works. Ideas?

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Archived from groups: comp.sys.palmtops (More info?)

Mark Allison <home@markallison.no.tinned.meat.co.uk> wrote in
news:10i25fa2etoe654@news.supernews.com:

> Hi,
>
> I want to hard reset my Palm Vx but I try all the methods below and it
> just does a soft reset, leaving all my programs and data there.
> Nothing works. Ideas?

Press *and hold* the power button. Press the reset while holding the power
button. Keep on holding the power button until the Palm logo appears. Then
you should see the dialog to press the up button to remove all data. Do
that, and you should be in business. Just pressing the power button does no
good - you have to hold it down while you do the reset, and keep holding it
until the reset it done.

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Regards,

Stan