TS1717 Windows 7: switch between several users - freezes with second user

when i open my account on my comp and start i tunus then when my frend whants on i get on and close itunes and then he gets switches user and he gets on to his i tunes and when he goes to open his preferecens it will frezze but it will play music fine and do evey thing else fine its just the preferecens it mess up i thick its a resource probelm be cues i can log out of my side and his will work fine even going in to the preferecens if you could help me or fix the problem i would be so happy
thank you

Basically - to restate.
My PC has multiple users since we're a family. The first person that logs in to their own account can open iTunes and have access to edit/preferences within a quarter of a second. The next person that wants to use the computer will close iTunes and Switch User to their own account. After starting iTunes, music can be played without an issue. However, selecting edit/preferences will result in a "freeze" of the application for about 4 minutes - then the preferences window opens up.
Each user has their own preferences file in their own /user subdirectory.
This problem does not occur when the first person is logged out (rather than switch user).
Is this an issue with itunes code gaining access to the preferences file or access to another resource?
If another resource, which one?
I am not too interested in logging out of my account each time one of my kids wants to use the computer so they can listen to music.

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