U2 Ipod 4th gen problems.

Ok...so today I took my ipod out of the box it has been sitting in for the last 6 months. It was in the box because the "hard drive" broke and would cost me $200+ to fix...which I really didnt care enough for. When I took the ipod out I plugged it in to my computer, updated it, and restored and charged it. I just put my music back on to the ipod and it came time for the moment of truth, does it work?
Good news...it plays my songs.
Bad news...ALL of the buttons (play, menu, skip, ect.) all act as the center main button.
How do I fix this problem? It couldnt have been from anything other then software, because this wasnt a problem before and it hasnt moved since then.
Please help me, I wish to use my ipod once again!
4th generation U2 Ipod   Windows XP   Problems 6 months after previous problems

Ok I just discovered another thing.
If i hold down the center button then the regular controls will work...but only if i hold the center button down.
how do i fix this?
Thanks.

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