Itunes refuses to close

iTunes has always worked for me, but after there most recent update, every time I try to close iTunes It will freeze my comp up.
Now I uninstalled my newest version of iTunes, and downgraded to a slightly older version of iTunes, I was able to close iTunes fine, but it would not find 7/8ths of my music when I added a folder to library.
So now Im back to 7.7.1.11, which works fine, until I try to close the program.
So even when I try to Shutdown my comp an error appears I have accept the forcefully close iTunes. Just a big hassle.
Any help would be appreciated.

Check Dashboard to see if you have any iTunes-related widgets running. If so, close them and see if that makes a difference.

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