Restoring to Factory default killed my Wifi

I have a strip down the right side of the iPad (held vertically) that doesn't respond to touch. I did a factory restore hoping to solve the issue and now it won't connect to wifi, the option is grayed out along with bluetooth. Also, that strip is still unresponsive to touch, so vertically I can't use the o key at all. So why would my wifi work before but not after a restore?
I have tried rebooting, unplugging my router, and resetting my network setting. I have also restored my ipad from my first backup, and restored it as a new iPad with no change in wifi connectivity.

Bring it back to a local apple dealer. I'm sure they'll replace it as it's so new.

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Here's the instructions if you have the discs.
Mac OS X: Changing or resetting an account password
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274?viewlocale=en_US
Changing your administrator password
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh655.html
Here's one method to reset the password without the install disc:
1. boot computer and hold the "apple" key and the "s" key.
2. wait for terminal show
3. release keys
4. type without the quotes: "/sbin/mount -uaw"
5. press enter
6. type without the quotes: "rm /var/db/.applesetupdone
7. press enter
8. type without the quotes: "reboot"
9. press enter
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Also, without the discs, look at Mac OS X Tip - No Password, No Root, No CD? No Problem.
http://www.macobserver.com/tip/2003/06/16.1.shtml
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To reset your OS X password without an OS X CD you need to enter terminal and create a new admin account:
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I have an article that can help you troubleshoot this issue:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3694
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@arachnologist,
There isn't really an official way to prevent a full system recovery from being performed. By resetting the system to factory default, I take it you are referring to the F11 system recovery provided by HP which would return it to an out of the box condition.
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C: SYSTEM           NTFS                   199 MB       13.8MB 185.2 Primary                  None
D: Data               NTFS 451 GB           99.8 MB 450.9 GB Primary                 None
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Try download a PE system and get in there and run an WIM tool to install windows to C
(Look for base.wim in the recovery partition and install it)
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Restoring to Factory default killed my Wifi

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