HT1174 how to reset iphone to factory settings using itunes

I am trying to reset this phone back to factory settings so my daughter can use it, but somehow I don't remember the passcode to reset it. I was told I could use I tunes to do this, I still can't reset this phone.

You can do a restore to factory settings with itunes via recovery mode.
Follow the steps in the article below:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
Hope this helps

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