Lightroom Freezes on Import, locks up computer completely.

Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit, 16GB RAM.
I've deleted preferences file,
disconnected all the usb devices,
uninstalled and reinstalled LR,
I have copied the files from the card reader to an internal HDD and imported from there.
I have five internal drives in the Desktop, each with plenty of free space.
and it still locks up the computer on import.
I have no problem with any other task in LR other than import.
What else can I try?

Are you sure you deleted the right one? I'm looking at my preferences file and my import drop-down list sure looks like it's in there under:
AgMRUPopupList_AgImportDialog_destinationFolderPath

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