ITunes 9 and Windows 7: iTunes frequently locks up

Hi,
I just wanted to report that my iTunes frequently will freeze up when not playing. For example it could not be playing a certain song, and I press play, and the play button just freezes at the pushed in state. The only way I've solved this is by rebooting because just ending the process doesn't solve the problem.

7.3.2 is the last version of iTunes that was designed to work with Windows 2000. Nothing later than that supports 2000: iTunes 7.3.2 for Windows 2000
iTunes 9 requires:
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, 32-bit editions of Windows Vista, or 32-bit editions of Windows 7. 64-bit editions of Windows Vista or Windows 7 require the iTunes 9.0.2 64-bit installer

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