itunes freezes on startup

Try following steps one at a time:

1. Restart computer, right mouse click iTunes icon and select "Run As Administrator"

2. If that does not work, check to see if this file APSDaemon.exe is the problem here.

Close your iTunes.

Press Ctrl-Alt-Del key and choose Task Manager. In the "Processes" Tab, select the file APSDaemon.exe and click End Prosses button, then close the task manager window.

Now open itunes and see if it is working?

If that works, to prevent having to do the same process everytime you restart Windows, go to. START button, type in

MSCONFIG

Hit ENTER

Click STARTUP Tab, Uncheck "Apple Push", click OK.

Restart Windows.

3. If that fails or you don't see ApsDaemon.exe in the Processes, refer to following article to remove SC files:

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2363

4. If that fails, repair or reinstall your Quicktime. START / CONTROL PANEL / PROGRAMS N FEATURES / hightlight QUICKTIME and click REPAIR.

OH MY GOODNESS..this issue has been annoying, no...annoying isn't the word, FRUSTRATING me for pretty much 12 months and I couldn't find anything out about it.

Step 2 solved my problem.

THANK YOU!

This worked for me after several other attemps. Worked!

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

Thanks you, thank you! This have been driving me nuts as I have been trying to set up an brand new iPhone 7.

I had just about given up hope when #3 worked for me: removal of SC files.

iTunes is now working better for me than it has in years!

I really appreciate your taking the time to help all of us!