Force restore iphone data backup?

dear helpful people,
i restored my iphone but accidentally set it up as a new phone, instead of from a backup. and i do have a backup (i manually made a backup of the backup folder as well). but now, having done this, i can't get my phone (even after renaming it), to recognize my former backup, so i can get my notes, sms's, etc. (i realize most everything else will just sync as it should, or so i figure).
can anyone help me?
thanks,
ty

Hey Ty,
Try erasing the content of the iPhone from the reset menu and then syncing the iPhone.
Go to Settings>General>Reset> Erase All Content and Settings.
The reset is described on page 99 http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iPhoneUserGuide.pdf
Jason

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