Itunes takes forever to open, or is not responding in task manager, windows 7

My computer was just fine  2 days ago No windows updates were applied. I down loaded a 10 day demo of SureThing disc labeler to label with lightscribe cds.
I was able to import the itunes info and burn discs and labels.
Yesterday no itunes came up,  now I have a big problem and cannot burn cd's or label discs.
Windows7 HP Pavillion Elite HPE computer.
Thank you for your help.

Hi CTghost54,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I'd suggest the troubleshooting steps in this article:
iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1717
Best Regards,
Jeremy

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