ITunes on Windows XP not responding

Well, I would love to use iTunes in future on my computer
BUT
-internet radio: as soon the network stalls (either server side or internet itself (p.e. 24h-disconnect)) and the stream has to reconnect, iTunes would run on 100% CPU and would be very non-responsive.
THATS VERY ANNOYING - as i have to kill iTunes via TaskManager then...
-when I click on "Preferences"->"Advanced"->"Burning"
iTunes wont respond anymore - it even makes Windows XP Explorer stall a little (Taskbar doesnt work anymore, some apps wont start until iTunes is killed)
Asus A7N8X-E, Athlon XP 2600 @ 1.9GHz, 512 MB
Windows XP HE SP2 (all updates&hot fixes installed)
iTunes 6.0.4.2
"stable" ADSL with 2Mbit down / 256 Kbit up
Allthough I think noone of Apple cares... just wanted to let you know, that I think iTunes seems to suck on Windows...
Asus A7N8X-E, Athlon XP 2600 @ 1.9GHz, 512 MB Windows XP

Itunes opens, I can see my library, but then it does not respond, just freezes.
Mackspank, we're going to try an experiment to determine if this is to do with a dodgy itunes preference file on your PC. (this isn't a cure, it's a "diagnostic procedure". if we get the right result from the experiment, we'll try for a cure.)
head into your user accounts control panel and create a new user account with full administrative rights. (there's help documentation on how to do that at the left of the control panel screen.) while you're in that control panel, switch off "fast user switching" in your logging-on preferences.
now log out of the old account and log into the new account.
does itunes launch properly (without freezing) from inside the new account?

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