Iphone 4 will not turn on after restore

Have performed a full restore of my iPhone 4 using iTunes, including software, firmware and my last backup. Now will not turn on by any combination of sleep/awake, on/off buttons and connected/disconnected to power.

I am reading on this site about the error I am getting and it wants me to change some files that I am not comfortable messing with. Mainly because it is like a foreign language. Will the store do this for me or tell me if it is neccessary?

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