ITunes freezes computer when starting to run first time

iTunes 7.0.x was working fine on my new Windows Vista computer. When I started it up today I got an message to upgrade to 7.1. I installed it and when running it it freezes my computer 3/4 of the "updating library" process. The whole computer slows down tremendously and then the screen turns black with just an arrow showing. I uninstalled and reinstalled and the same problem keeps happening. For a version which was supposed to correct Vista problems, it has broken something which was running fine before
Dell   Other OS   Vista

Hey
iTunes currently does not support Vista. This article: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305042 will give you more detailed information about Vista compatability and will be updated when Vista and iTunes are compatible.
Jason

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