Itunes freezes whenever a download is started, unable to obtain purchases

I just got my computer back with a new hard drive after finding out that the old one was faulty, and I finally got around to installing Itunes.  The only problem is that I cannot download anything from the store, because Itunes keeps locking up and I have to close it completely through task manager and open it up again to get it running.  There are no error messages or warnings, it just freezes in place.

Well, just because it worked a few weeks ago doesn't mean your ISP isn't to blame. Not to say it is, but you shouldn't rule it out. Just like iTunes, your ISP changes/goes through updates/etc etc etc. Things can break and become funky on their side at any time.

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