ITunes & trouble initializing - Update Library hangs

Hi everyone,
I recently upgraded to the latest version of iTunes and, like everyone else, I'm having difficulties.
The program opens correctly. However, when it begins to update my library automatically, it completes about 85% of the update and then hangs ... and hangs ... and hangs some more.
After the program freezes and ceases updating the library, the computer comes to a virtual halt and I have to shut it down manually.
I've reinstalled quicktime, but I'm not certain that has anything to do with this problem.
Any thoughts?
-B

Killed the processes, installed from .dmg, everything fine.
Message was edited by: Philipp Bosch

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