ITunes 7:  updates library and "gap" everytime I start iTunes

Okay, this is absurd. I just upgraded (I used the term loosely) from iTunes 6 to 7.
Now, everytime I open iTunes, I have to wait for: 1) the iTunes music library to update, and 2) iTunes to check the gap between songs. As I operate on a network, with the music files on a netword drive, this process takes HOURS for my library to update 4,000 songs and thier "gap."
Can I turn this "feature" off ?
e-John

I'm still looking at this issue. I have several computers, and one, I downgraded to 6.0.5 and it seems stable.

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