How to get out of bootloop

You can reboot device, or you can reset to factory settings wiping all user data. You also have an option of loading last update from SD card. You will have to know the sub directory of the SD card in where this is.

~ Dave .R. Paquette

My HTC was working fine, but I stopped using it for a month then tried turning it on, now it's stuck in a reboot loop. I have tried holding the volume button down and the power button to get into Android system options, but even when I select "restore all settings", it still won't reset and continues to be stuck in a loop. I noticed when doing this that the system screen says the phone is locked. Is this the reason I can't do a reset? How can I fix this?

same thing here..no way I can fix this..and being totally ignored by HTC noobs!