Updated my old iPhone with new OS, now locked out

I have an iPhone 4 that was  relegated to streaming in my kitchen when I upgraded to a 5 last year. I had removed password protection because it no longer needed it. When I upgraded the 4 to OS 7, iTunes installed a non-existant password, and now I can't get it to unlock. What had been my password a year+ ago doesn't work. I have followed the steps for restoring to no avail. Anyone have any thoughts? Really rather irritated that it automatically put in a password for me:-( Do I now have a glofied paperweight? Thanks!

Connecting an ios device to a computer running itunes let the user restore the ios devicd to factory settings removing the passcode

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