Root factory reset not working properly

[rossmathis]

so i just restored my x back to stock from apex. i unrooted the phone and performed a factory reset but when the phone came back i still had service (normally not the case after a factory reset). i tried doing this through the settings menu (i.e. privacy > factory reset) and the built in recovery console (i.e. holding home + power) but neither seem to do the trick. anybody know a method of getting a true factory reset, other than SBF? Also the phone periodically boots into ClockworkMod, which from what i under can be remedied by downloading the app and just bootstrapping it.

but id still like to figure out why the factory reset isn't doing what it should. thanks.

 

[xliderider]

Did you make any changes to files in the System/Apps folder? If so, you probably need to get everything in there back to stock before the Factory Data Reset will work.

 

[rossmathis]

i did not knowingly modify anything in the system/apps folder. what are some immediate things that would affect this? all i did was install Apex ROM, fiddle around with it a bit and then restore back via Clockword Restore. Once restored i performed Factory Reset just for sh**s and giggles, but alas no dice.