ITunes freezes up after I open it...

iTunes has been working fine for a while on my computer but all of a sudden when I try to open it today it freezes up and doesn't respond to anything. I tried closing it with the Task Manager and then reopening it, but it keeps freezing up and will not respond to anything. Please help, I have no idea what the problem is.
Edit: Should I try re-installing it?
Message was edited by: buderbal13

This article is a good starting point for freezes:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302856
Also have you been downloading podcasts from the iTunes store? In the past problems downloading podcasts have caused freezing.

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Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
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