ITunes causing computer and everything running to freeze

When I open iTunes, and start selecting music it freezes my computer, my mouse placement, I mean everything for a couple of seconds
When I change songs, search songs, or do whatever with iTunes it causes this
I've made about 4 threads about this before in the past, and it was never helped
It's extremely annyoying, and I would really want some help

Third-party, meaning not from Apple. For example, I have a plug in installed that allows me to control iTunes playback from my menu bar, without having to go to the application or the mini player. Sometimes if you have a plug-in installed, and you update iTunes but not the plug-in, you can run into some weird issues.
Regarding the speed of your USB, if the computer is relatively new, you should have USB 2.0. I have a 6 year old eMachines computer that has 2.0 on it. When you connect an iPod/hard drive to the computer, do you receive a message stating "this device can perform faster"? If so, you have USB 1.1. You can also check this in your Device Manager (right-click on My Computer and click Manage, select Device Manager in the left, scroll to Universal Serial Bus controllers on the right, click the + to expand it, and look underneath). Usually, you'll see something that says "enhanced" or "2.0" to indicate that this is what you have.
You may also want to look into any documentation or support information for your hard drive to determine its speed. If it's a slower RPM, it might be causing some lag.
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