Lightroom 5.3 stalls on opening

I have Lightroom 5.3 (64 bit) installed on my desktop and laptop. My images and catalog are saved on an external hard-drive that connects to both laptop and desktop via eSata. I just started experiencing trouble with Lightroom on my desktop - when I open the program, it stalls on the startup screen (Lightroom 5, all the designers names, etc.) and won't go any further. I am not experiencing the same problem with the laptop, LR works just fine using exactly the same images and catalog. Both computers operate on Windows 7 Professional. Any help would be appreciated - I can't find any contact details for Adobe Support.

Pierre, try removing/deleting the preference file on the desktop: http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/preference-file-locations-lightroom-41.html

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