Itunes keeps on loading forever on windows 7

When I open Itunes, it takes forever to open up, then it loads forever....without being able to click anything. I can't even close the program manually or by any other way but by restarting my computer. I uninstalled it and re-installed it a bunch of times with the exact same result. I tried restoring to an earlier version and it still does the same thing. I'm using an Intel 32-bit. Can anybody help me? Thanks!

Hello there, DrumCorps!
The following Knowledge Base article has some good troubleshooting steps that should help isolate where your issue may be:
iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1717
The article guides you in determining what is User-Specific or System-wide, and then provides unique additional steps under each of those categories.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro D.

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