How to do a complete re-install on an original iPhone?

Im so fed up with it crashing (especially on this very site) and the fact that the locate-me button doesnt work in Maps.
I want to do a complete re-install.
How do I do this without losing any contacts/songs/text messages etc?
Tc

There is a Restore option with iTunes.
This completely erases the iPhone and then re-installs the firmware.
After the firmware is re-installed, you are prompted to restore your iPhone from your iPhone's backup (which is the default selection), or as a new iPhone or not from your iPhone's backup.
Either selection must be followed by a sync to transfer your iTunes content and any other data transferred to your iPhone via the iTunes sync process.
Certainly you are syncing your contact information and calendar events with the Address Book and iCal or with the address book and calendar included with Entourage 2004 or 2008? This data will be restored when syncing along with your iTunes content, bookmarks, and photos transferred from your computer to your iPhone.
Your iPhone's backup stores most of your iPhone settings, SMS messages, notes, recent calls, call favorites, and photos captured by your iPhone - but I wouldn't depend on the last one. You should import all photos that were captured by your iPhone to your computer before doing a restore. Basically your iPhone's backup stores data available on your iPhone not included with the iTunes sync process.
If you don't restore your iPhone from your iPhone's backup, the data included with your iPhone's backup will not be available. If there is a problem with your iPhone's backup and you restore from your iPhone's backup, you are also restoring the problem.

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Full
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