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Find out how you could perform a hard reset Samsung Focus Windows Phone 7.

Have you recently got hold of the new Samsung Focus and have going mad playing will it. If you have, then chances are you may have stuff up all the settings and now you just want to get it back to the way it was when you first got it out of the box. Here's how to set it back to the default factory setting.

Warning: by perform a reset you will lose all your personal data including any content you have downloaded. Any music, video, contact list, photos or other information will be lost. Be make a backup of those data if you want to use it later on.

Here's how:

OPTIONS 1 - With Software

1. Go back to the Home screen.

2. Click on the right arrow  button.

3. Then scroll down the screen and select Settings.

4. Now scroll down and select About.

5. Then select Reset your Phone near the bottom of the screen.

6. Tap on the Yes button when the warning screen appears.

Your Samsung Focus should now restart itself and all settings should go back to factory default setting.

OPTIONS 2 - With Hardware

If your device is not working because it is frozen then you wouldn't be able to reset it with the software. So the next option would be the hardware method.

1. Press and hold down the Power button + Volume down button + Camera button all at the same time until the device vibrates, now let go of the Power  button while continuing to hold down the Volume down button and the Camera button.

2. Shortly you should see the message displaying "Are you sure you want to format?", you can now release the Volume down button + Camera button.

3. In the format screen you have the option to either Format or Cancel. Tap on Windows key  Format if you are confident to go ahead.

4. Press on theWindows key  again to confirm your choice.

Your device should now begin to format the device and shortly should startup with the Shart-up Wizard. 

OPTIONS 3 - Dial a reset

1. Using the keypard dial in ##634#.

2. Then press the call button, a diagnostic screen should appear.

3. Put in *2767*3855#.

Now see the device restore itself back to the original setting.