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Ipaq 2215 reset itself to orig. factory settings. How to recovery my settings and data

I turned on my Ipaq and the battery fell out. When I replaced the battery and turned it back on it had reset itself to the original factory setting. I would like to have my settings and contacts restored but I do not know the process. HELP!

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If you didn't perform backup on the pda before it happened, there is nowhere you can restore your settings from, try to sync with your pc, if you did it before, you must be able to get your contacts back

Posted on Aug 20, 2007

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