No reset button

[rododson]

I use WkTask - - great launcher, actual CLOSE button, and provide soft-reset (which if you hold the power button and release once the Palm screen and status bar shows will also perform a Hard reset) without having to remove the cover.

I also have tested this: http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities...pocketpc.shtml on the 800w and it works as well.

[DavidIQ]

Originally Posted by drea43

Soft reset you remove battery door and there ia a small hole on the left side of the battery Use stylus and push the button for soft resest. Hard reset you have to hold the end key(Red button) and use stylus to push the same button on the left side of the battery or while holding the end key you can remove the battery Its the same thing and then it will ask you do you want to erase all data There is a way to do it slso by holding 2 buttons on the 700WX but I am unsure which I am sure your cellphone customer service will have the correct way

This is miss-information. There is no soft reset button anywhere on the 800w which is the whole reason this topic was started.

[willysp]

Originally Posted by drea43

Soft reset you remove battery door and there ia a small hole on the left side of the battery Use stylus and push the button for soft resest. Hard reset you have to hold the end key(Red button) and use stylus to push the same button on the left side of the battery or while holding the end key you can remove the battery Its the same thing and then it will ask you do you want to erase all data There is a way to do it slso by holding 2 buttons on the 700WX but I am unsure which I am sure your cellphone customer service will have the correct way

To the OP: Please post pic of your 800w's reset hole.

(There's no reason to make up (fake) information like this ...)

[Painter_]

There is no soft reset hole on my 800w. The instructions say to pull the battery to soft reset.

To hard reset. Pull the battery press and hold the red button while inserting the battery.

I use wisbar to soft reset.

[xdalaw]

The reason a reset hole would be so helpful is that sometimes you'll get a freeze/lockup and the soft reset software programs wont help.

And, while I've gotten good at removing my battery door, one of my batteries is hard to remove once the door is off. It's a bit snug and too slippery.

I read somewhere that Palm decided not to include the button because they felt "people were using it too much" in their earlier devices that had one. I have no idea why this was a problem for them? For a WM device, an easy soft reset should be mandatory.

[DavidIQ]

Maybe they're trying to keep up with desktop PCs where they've gotten rid of the reset button as well...

[SprintTouch08]

its annoying cause when you lock up your device, which is most of the times you need to reset, you have no choice but to pull the battery. The reset hole would have been nice and a lot more convenient.

[Phone Insanity]

That's because the 800w doesn't need to be reset.

[SprintTouch08]

normally it doesnt WM treos are very stable. But when youre trying new 3rd party software sometimes stuff does happen especially with this new resolution. still a reset hole would be nice

[aznmode]

Originally Posted by SprintTouch08

normally it doesnt WM treos are very stable. But when youre trying new 3rd party software sometimes stuff does happen especially with this new resolution. still a reset hole would be nice

This was one of my gripes with the 800 I purchased. I tried several 3rd party apps and when it crashed I had no way of resettting but to remove the battery cover (without ease) and remove the battery. Same thing when I had to hard reset. Decided not to keep the phone among other personal reasons.