Safari 5.1.7 resumes last session and freezes immediately

Hello,
Upon the start of Safari, it resumes the last session and immediately freezes, showing the spinning rainbow and failing to load pages. None of the toolbar options can be accessed. I can only force quit. Restarting the computed accomplishes nothing.
I am running Mac OS 10.7.4 with Safari 5.1.7
Thanks.

Open System Preferences > General
Deselect: Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps
Now restart your Mac, launch Safari.
From the Safari menu bar top of your screen, click Safari > Empty Cache
See if that made a difference...

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