Itunes 8 Makes Vista lockup when inserting a blank DVD

After upgrading to iTunes 8.0 my PC will now freeze if I put in a blank DVD, the only way past this freeze is to hit the power button. I have burned blank DVDs in the past with no problem. After upgrading to iTunes 8 I can't even insert a blank DVD in my machine without it locking up
Does anyone have a fix? I cant uninstall iTunes since I don't have a backup of my music.

iTunes performance on Windows has always been lousy and seems to keep getting worse. I am uncertain if your conspiracy theories are well founded, though every time I load this piece of bloatware I have to admit the thought crosses my mind.
What I can't get over is how the new version seems to dominate my machine... demanding all its resources. When it's syncing or downloading content my CPU is at between 95 and 100% for the duration. I also love how when it is processing 'DRM Free' content from the iTunes plus store it maxes out your CPU and takes forever. What is it processing?! These are supposed to be unencumbered files -- but they sure encumber my PC when they are being processed.
I am certainly not about to buy a Mac; however, I do have a significant investment in Apple products and would like to see a resolution to this downward spiral in performance in the PC version of the iTunes application.
Is anybody listening? Your next release should have +no extra features+ and simply be a performance and stability release for your Windows customers who I would be surprised if they didn't eclipse Mac users in terms of numbers.
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