Itunes wont open/run

Hi, i am having problems with opening/running itunes
this only happens after trying to open itunes after the computer has been asleep
sometimes when i go to open itunes it doesnt do anything (but itunes does show up in task manager processors), othertimes it opens the itunes screen however i am unable to select any songs or click anything on the screen, etc.
it sometimes does work when opening in safe mode.
there is no problem opening itunes after initially turning on the computer.
any ideas as to why this is happening or how to fix it? my only solution is to restart the computer to be able to use itunes.
i am running Windows 7 home premium x64
i have tried reinstalling a number of times and deleting itunes data from the computer
in task manager itunes shows as 32 bit rather than 64 bit, although i am downloading the 64 bit version

See if you can get it to open using a blank libary. Press & hold the shift key while opening iTunes, as per this article
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/7.6/en/15502.html
It's written for itunes 7.6 but still works for 8

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