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Until Apple fixes the never-should've-been-released iTunes 7, this is what I've come up with as a work-around: Go back to iTunes 6.0.5
Simpler said then done.
1) First thing is remove that godforsaken iTunes 7 from your Applications folder.
2) Next thing you need to do is delete your iTunesX.pkg file from HD>Library>Receipts so that when you try to install 6.0.5 your computer doesn't block the installation because it thinks iTunes already is installed.
3) Third, go to your Music folder and create a new folder (call it "For when Apple fixes iTunes 7" or something like that); move the iTunes folder into this new folder, otherwise when you start up iTunes 6 it will tell you that all your music is formatted for iTunes 7 and the program won't even open.
4) Fourth, go here and download iTunes 6.0.5
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/itunes605.html
5) Install iTunes 6.0.5
6) Open iTunes 6.0.5
7) In iTunes, Click on File>Add to library... go to that iTunes folder that you stuck in that new folder called "For when Apples fixes iTunes 7" in step 3. Highlight all the albums you want and click Choose or Open or whatever it says
8) Depending on the volume, it will take a while to copy all the music files. It's a two-step process: first they appear in your iTunes library greyed out, then eventually they are fully copied and become live.
Good luck!
G5 iMac   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

Somehow the audio output setting in audio midi setup got set to 96000Hz. I changed back to 44100Hz and this seems to have fixed my crashing problem.
I hope this helps some other frustrated peeps.
Normally, you only have to worry about this changing when 3rd party apps are installed, but it sure seems like either the iTunes 7 or Quicktime update were the culprits this time. Another symptom that this setting may be incorrect is that you get no sound at all from flash content.

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