HELP!!! No one answers my posts. Itunes freezes computer

My itunes has suddenly decided not to let me import anymore. I have tried multiple CD's. It will start importing, get through one or two songs and freeze up the whole computer so I have to cold start it. It does this when i load songs to my folders through Media Player and try to import them from my hard drive as well.
I have been able to play all the CD's through Windows Media Player just fine. I have unloaded and reloaded itunes. My quick time is up to date. I have turned off all firewalls in an effort to correct the issue.
Thanks to suggestions from Apple I have tried logging on as a different user, same problem. I have also tried turning off all other processes through msconfig, restarting and am still having the same problem.I am at a dead end. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I am not at all sure I can help with this, but could you just clarify something.
Does the problem occur while you are ripping a CD using iTunes i.e. importing from a CD?
Or does it occur when you are adding tracks to your library that have already been saved on your computer with Windows Media player? What method are you using to add files to your library? Describe exactly what you do. Is it just when you try to add several songs at a time or does it ahppen even if you add a single song.
Is the computer completly unresponsive so that you can't even bring up the Task Manager with ctrl alt del?
Does your computer behave abnoramlly with any other software?
AFter you restart your PC, could you look in the error log to see if there is any error reported associated with iTunes.
Control Panel>>Administrative Tools>>Event viewer. Look in Application.
In the meantime could you check something which is a real long shot.
Right click on My Computer. Select Properties>>Advanced>>Performance-settings>>Advanced.
In the box headed Memoray usage, "Adjust for best performance" should be set to "programs" not "system cache".
As "Programs" is the default, it is unlikely to be wrong, but strange things can happen if it is.

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