Itunes Locks up PC during Playlists

My Itunes just started locking up the pc while playing songs, sometimes immediately sometimes after a few songs. It's been working fine for years. I have 10 gb in the library - don't think it's memory. I get no error messages
David

For Window computer
Go to folder “My Computer”
Hope you can see your iPod there and right click on the iPod
Choose “Format”. Ensure the settings are at “Default” and that “Quick Format” is not checked (which may takes 1-2 hours)
Now select “Format”
Eject your iPod and do a Reset
Open the iTunes 7 and click “Restore”

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I just downloaded Itunes 7.4.1.2 and have been debugging freeze-ups (hard ones that require a full system reboot)as well.
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Error correction or or off: no diff
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New memory in my PC: no diff.
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Then I changed from the AAC 256 Mbps encoding method to MP3 (320 Mbps) and so far, it hasn't frozen.
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+NVIDIA AWRDACPI+
+iTunes 7.4.1.2+
+CD Driver 2.0.6.1+
+CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.2+
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+Disk drive, QUANTUM DS10W SCSI Disk Device, Bus Type SCSI, Bus Address [1,0]+
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+Disk drive, Generic USB CF Reader USB Device, Bus Type USB+
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+Disk drive, Generic USB SM Reader USB Device, Bus Type USB+
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+Track 2, start time 03:09:29+
+Track 3, start time 07:48:07+
+Track 4, start time 13:46:36+
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+Track 6, start time 21:26:26+
+Track 7, start time 27:08:69+
+Track 8, start time 30:28:54+
+Track 9, start time 35:02:43+
+Track 10, start time 39:13:30+
+Track 11, start time 43:41:16+
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--Dale

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