ITunes will not start up in Windows XP SP2 and maxes out CPU

Hello all,
Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, or if this is a similar problem faced by others.
I have browsed the forums for hours trying to find a similar issue to my own, and have tried several solutions but none have worked. I have lost track of the amount of times I have re-installed iTunes.
Having recently aquired an 80Gb iPod Video, I set about re-loading all of my music as 192Kb AAC in iTunes. I have always used iTunes to download music, but this is the first time I have used it so much, having previously used WMP to listen to my music collection.
At some stage last week it stopped functioning, freezing everytime I started it up, and subsequently forcing me to use Task Manager to quit.
Sometimes it would just freeze as soon as I clicked in the window, other times it would let me input my sign-in details before freezing whilst 'Accessing iTunes Store'.
I did recently upgrade to iTunes 7.2, and decided to upgrade some of my files to non-DRM, and it had been working fine up until some point last week.
Which is what I really can't understand. I had downloaded 7.2 a week or so before this happened, so could it really be an issue with the non-DRM tracks? I noticed in a previous post this being an issue, and not to upgrade, and so I attempted to install an earlier version 7.1, but still had the same issue with it freezing.
Something I noticed today was that the Apple web page would not load, as the Quicktime plugin would not initiate. Could it be a Quicktime issue?
Someone suggested to me it could be a issue with Norton?
Another suggested it could be down to Automatic Updates.
Having checked both of these avenues, there don't appear to be any programs downloaded onto my computer that would affect iTunes.
All of my music is stored on an external USB 2.0 HDD. I can't imagine it being an issue with that, as I can access all of my files on that fine through My Computer.
Apologies for the long an convoluted issue. Any help will be much appreciated. If I have missed anything I shall post again.
Regards,
Matthew Wittrick.
Sony VAIO VGN-FS315B Windows XP WinXP SP2 / 1.8Ghz Pentium 4 / 512Mb RAM / External LaCie 160Gb HDD USB 2.0

You can try a couple things. You may wish to try and rebuild your iTunes Library. At times if this gets corrupted it could cause possible freezing when launching itunes or using iTunes.
Posted below is the article for that.
How to re-create your iTunes Library
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93313
or
iTunes for Windows XP: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302856
You will also want to try a basic Uninstall and Install of the iTunes Software. Also ensure you have the latest version of iTunes and Quicktime. If you get the iTunes bundle it will include the update for both.
You may also wish to create a new user and see what kind of results you get. If the issue is still the same. You may want to follow the article below. It speaks about cleaning out Apple Software and hidden files and folders. Since all your music is on a backup HD you do not have to worry about deleting any of it as it is already backed up.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93976
Trouble installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows
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