IPod touchscreen not working

My ipod touchscreen is not responding - I cannot slide it on or off. When this first happened I tried to reset, and then when my computer failed to recognize it I did a restore. It is still not working. I have an appointment at the Genius Bar tomorrow.
I think something happened when I downloaded a program on my computer that let me extract songs I had purchased on my iPod. I did this because I did not realize there was a button on the File menu in iTunes that would let me do this. So much for Google having all the answers. Whatever it did, I'm thinking it completely messed up things and I have no idea how to fix it. I am worried I will have to buy those songs again.
The restore seems to have worked, but the extracted songs did not go onto my iPod, and it's not coming on no matter what.
So - what can I do, other than pay for a consultation?
Thanks!
~Gmariam
3rd Gen. iPod Touch/32 MB

Never mind - it was water damage and I had to replace the entire thing. Oh well.

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