I can no longer import photos into 4.2

Up until a few days ago I could import photos with no issues into LR 4.2. Today I am having big issues.
After I select Import Photos and Video from the File menu, the Import screen launches but it is incredibly slow. At first it has only some text and slowly it starts populating with other things like drive letters and buttons. I have been waiting for a really long time now, more than 15 miunutes, to get past this but no luck.
I also tried inserting a CF card in my card reader and auto-launch LR. Very, very slowly it started displaying the images in the card but I could never get to the point where the Import button was active.
I uninstalled LR and re-installed it, deleted the Preferences and Temp files and still no luck.
Any ideas on what might be happening?
Thanks.
Juan Carlos

Due to hurricane Sandy we were without power today but it's finally back and I tried your suggestion. I rebooted and it worked, and I didn't have to unplug the devices.
Thanks.

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