What is the easiest way to reset your Blackberry (7290) to the way it was the day it was shipped to me? Thanks for your help!

If it's got 4.0 firmware or higher, go to options --> security, click on the scroll wheel and choose Wipe Handheld

rsun,

OK, I went where you said and all I see is:

Password - Disabled
Security Timeout - 2 Min
Lock Handhold Upon Holstering - No
Content Protection - Disabled
Content Compression - Enabled

Services: *** no services ***

Hi. As the person above noted, if you have software version 4.0 or higher you can go to Options--> Security and select Wipe Handheld. Alternately, if you do not have that option you can go to Options--> Security and enable a password and enter it incorrectly 10 times and that will wipe the handheld. However, be warned I am a tech support agent for Nextel Blackberrys and I have seen far too often that doing it this way can cause real problems. After wiping this way the phone automatically reboots itself and sometimes the phone will never boot back up, instead it will just sit there with the spinning hourglass and you would be lucky if you could get Desktop Manager to detect the Blackberry in order to reinstall Handheld Software. Just so ya know!

Hmmmm, I do have App Version 4.0.0.219. Is that the correct version? The Platform is 1.8.0.129

You should be fine. I am NEXTEL (now Sprint/Nextel) support but I do know that the only thing required is the 4.0 software. You will know if you are able to Wipre Handheld or not because when you go into Security and click the trackwheel either you will or you will NOT have the option. That is the only way to know for sure.

OK, thanks to all that helped answer this question.

Dear Chris ,
Just got a gift from a friend its Blackberry 7290 and i locked it somehow well i am admitting i am a newbie, pls. help me out reseting it , i will really appreciate it

Thank you. Wipe handheld is exactly what I was looking for. Never would have found it on my own.