Itunes causes my computer to freeze

almost every time i open itunes my computer freezes and i have to manually turn off my computer. the mouse wont move and it doesn't seem to be accessing the hard drive once it happens. no buttons work, other than ther on/off switch. Ctrl Alt Del wont work. this happens also when i open itunes and then close it down. my computer doesnt freeze if i dont open i tunes. It seems to freeze when i click on thins. Both single and double clicks. sometimes it can take an hour for it to freeze, others it can take 2 mins to freeze up on me.
An error appeared on a blue screen Which said
*stop : 0x0000007e (0xc0000005, 0x00000000, 0xf8246c54, 0xf8246950)
I'm not too sure if this is related to itunes but may be of help to explain.
Please help me as it can get very frustrating

I have 512mb of memory, 60 gigabytes of 250 gigabytes left unused it never used to freeze on me. on started in the last 6 months or so. I've been using it for over 2 years now. I actually wont turn it on any more cause it freezes shortly after i turn it on. it never freezes if i dont open itunes

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