ITunes constantly freezes when opening, no error message

Please help!
ITunes has been working fine. One day I opened it and it got stuck on the default of opening up the music store. The only way I can get out of it is CtlAltDel.
There is no error message.
I have installed & re-installed it numerous times even with the windows tools to remove old files.
Someone please help. I cannot use ITunes at all!

replying to lunagoddess77
the scroll bars don't even come up.
okay. that symptom is often associated with a damaged QuickTime. (iTunes needs a properly functioning QuickTime in order to work correctly.)
so let's try swapping out your QuickTime.
head into your Add/Remove programs. uninstall QuickTime.
Next, we’ll manually remove any leftover program files and folders.
1. On the Start menu, click My Computer (or double-click My Computer on the Desktop).
2. In My Computer, open Local Disk.
3. Open Program Files.
4. Right-click on the QuickTime folder and click Delete from the shortcut menu.
5. Navigate to C:\Windows\system32\.
6. Remove the files QuickTime.qts and QuicktimeVR.qtx.
7. Restart your computer.
next, we'll get a fresh copy of QuickTime into your PC by doing a repair install of itunes.
switch off antivirus and antispyware applications prior to the repair install.
go into Add/Remove and select itunes. click "Change" and then click "Repair".
if the repair install goes through okay, restart the PC and try launching itunes again. does it launch properly (without freezing) now?

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