Do you have all your info backed up? It's not always so bad to hard reset. Remember back in the day when you wanted to reinstall Windows every year to clean out junk and avoid bit-rot? I can't imagine it's any different with a mobile Windows machine. Think of it not so much as an end but as a new beginning! A chance to get the newest versions of the programs you use and to skip installing the ones you never use. A chance to install the newest and best ROM. It sucks but it's at worst a day of tweaking and playing around which I imagine you like doing to some extent if you frequent boards like this
