Hard Reset Htc Elf0100 p3450

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Problem:
Here is my technical issue with my HTC cell  phone. I bought this phone in Ebay a year ago from a China vendor. For whatever reason, maybe a timed self destructive software, :-) the touch function would not work and would not let me access the phone. No chance to enter the password and I could not even make a phone call.
In HTC website suggested to do a Hard Reset with soft reset and the two front bottoms. Not luck, I was ready to dump it in the trash but I finally found another suggestion without using the soft reset bottom. After hours of frustration I got it!
Solution:

I turned the phone off. I pressed the 4 bottoms, saw a blue screen come in and out very fast. After that, it booted right up. After several seconds, I let all the bottoms go. It worked!!. But as I was expecting, I lost all my data. Not a biggie I have an old backup, better than nothing.
Let me know if you have success with my findings.