Hi Vicky, Here is an explanation of resets I got earlier this year. It's for the braillenote/voicenote, but should pretty much apply to the pk as well as the explanation was given related to keysoft 6.1 which is very similar to the 6.0 on the pk in terms of functionality.
The 1 2 3 reset is used when you wish to install an outside application, and the only one currently is the gps application. This causes certain system files not to be loaded so the application installer can access them correctly. It also has something to do with files in the keyplan directory if they need to be deleted, probably corrupted or some such. If you do have gps installed and do a 1 2 3 reset, you will notice that gps does not appear on the main menu any more because it's associated files are among those which are not loaded. This functionality has changed with the pk and also keysoft 6.1 for the braillenote products. In earlier versions, before 6.1, the 1 2 3 reset would start the version of keysoft burned into rom and was also used for installing keysoft updates. With the pk and 6.1 where the installed versions are themselves burned into rom, this functionality is no longer needed for that purpose. The 4 5 6 reset is used to clear the registry which is why you have to reset the time and date. It also clears off the system disk of extraneous files. This should be the same in both the braillenote and pk. It's functionality really has not changed with the advent of 6.1. One other thing to note is that if you have any partnerships set up with activesync they will be lost in the 4 5 6 reset. Also, some of the wireless-related settings will be lost also which is why you can use this if you find your wireless connection is not working properly. It's a good reset to use when this happens. The simple reset, as you stated, clears up things like sluggish performance and often resolves other problems you may have. Remember that when you turn the braillenote off and on again, you're really not rebooting the system as many of your settings are stored at the time you turn off the machine. I suspect this is also true for the pk. You can think of the simple reset as being more like a reboot on a pc which often will clear pc problems. The simple reset could be considered the braillenote's version of a pc reboot. These are probably somewhat simplified explanations and Dean may well have more to add, but hope this gives you a more clear idea as to how the resets work. There are other resets, at least on the braillenote running 6.1 such as the 4 5 reset and the 4 6 resets which have been discussed here, but they are really for system updates and probably should only be used if directed to do so by Humanware staff. I don't have a pk here to verify all of these comments, nor have I read the pk manual. Thus, please take these statements as more general comments. I'm not going to say definitely what works or doesn't work on the pk since I haven't been able to personally try them and I do not want to give out incorrect information. Personally, I am very reluctant to state definitely that "this will work" or "that won't work" unless I've personally tried it. So, with these disclaimers, I do hope this is still helpful. Now, if HW would like to provide me with a pk for testing and experimentation, I'd be happy to help out. <grin> Wishful thinking, Don
