ITunes create playlist issue...

Hi,
i have iTunes 11.1.2 on my macbook pro running Mavericks, and my question is that on iTunes i can not able to create playlist. It freezes when is trying to create the playlist. any suggestions to resolve the issue.
i will appreciate it
thanks

Solved, uninstall completely itunes from macbook pro, and install it again. it worked!

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