ITunes Takes Up 100% of Processing Power

I installed iTunes 7.0.1.8 a couple of weeks ago. On Wednesday, I got a new iPod Nano (2Gig) as a gift. I attached the Nano, iTunes recognized it, and iTunes started the registration process. At that point, iTunes started chewing up the computer's processor power and eventually got to 100% and stopped responding. I killed the program using Windows Task manager. I have tried almost all of the troubleshooting tips (5 Rs, etc.) and still get the same result. I did not change any of the startup programs - not that brave. I have also posted this message on the iPod Nano discussion board. If anyone has any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it.
Dell Lattitude D610 Windows XP Pro Black Ice 7.0, Symantec Antivirus 10.0.2.2002

Sorry. I did a search, and a lot of threads came up. The one I chose, I thought, explained WHY it happened.
Maybe you'd get answers more helpful to you, if you went throught the search results.
Sorry I wasn't of any assistance.

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As a result of this, the computer gets very hot, and therefore I can't actually use iTunes for more than about 15 minutes - quitting iTunes solves the issue, though it normally takes the MacBook a good long time to cool down.
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)
ECS G31T-M7
iTunes 10.5.2.11
QuickTime 7.6.9
FairPlay 1.13.37
Apple Application Support 2.1.6
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 4.0.0.97
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.57.0.0
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 1.9.5.502
Gracenote MusicID 1.9.5.115
Gracenote Submit 1.9.5.143
Gracenote DSP 1.9.5.45
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Video Display Information
Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
**** Network Connectivity Tests ****
Network Adapter Information
Adapter Name:        {7599FAD1-1BB9-4AC6-80AF-404253DC519E}
Description:            Atheros L2 Fast Ethernet 10/100 Base-T Controller - Packet Scheduler Miniport
IP Address:             192.168.1.5
Subnet Mask:          255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:    192.168.1.1
DHCP Enabled:      Yes
DHCP Server:         192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained:     Sat Dec 31 13:46:09 2011
Lease Expires:       Tue Jan 03 13:46:09 2012
DNS Servers:         192.168.1.1
Active Connection: LAN Connection
Connected:             Yes
Online:                    Yes
Using Modem:        No
Using LAN:             Yes
Using Proxy:           No
SSL 3.0 Support:     Enabled
TLS 1.0 Support:     Enabled
Firewall Information
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iTunes is enabled in Windows Firewall.
Connection attempt to Apple web site was successful.
Connection attempt to browsing iTunes Store was successful.
Connection attempt to purchasing from iTunes Store was successful.
Connection attempt to iPhone activation server was unsuccessful.
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Connection attempt to firmware update server was unsuccessful.
The network connection timed out.
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Since I posted this question, I've been reading pertinent sections
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