iTunes is lazy

[imser75]

Hi people.

Lately I have a problem with my iTunes and iPhone. Mostly with iTunes though.
When I plug in my phone to the comp (using Win7) it takes forever for iTunes to start up. Like 2-3 minutes or more. Even when I don´t have the phone connected it takes this long. When I browse on the bars (info, pictures, music etc) it freezes. Have to shut it down using the task manager.
I´ve uninstalled and re-installed it several times.
When I sync it, once again it takes forever. And when I check in my Outlook, none of the notes and/or contacs have been updated.

Running iTunes 10.4.1 and iOS 4.3.3 with RedSn0w jailbreak.
Don´t want to reset the phone since I´m not sure text mess, notes, pics and contacts will be saved during the syncs.

What do I do wrong and what can I do to fix it?
Thanks in advance, and I apologise for any typos.

 

[Skull One]

Professionally when ever I hear this situation, for any program, the root cause is rogue program, virus or other misbehaved application that has been installed on the machine in question.

 

[imser75]

How do you mean? I´ve downloaded the iTunes installer from their site every time I´ve tried to install it. So hopefully it won´t contain any virus and should work properly

 

[Skull One]

iTunes isn't the problem. It's another app or combo of apps that is your problem.

 

[imser75]

Are you sure about that? Since it takes forever for iTunes to start even when the phone is not connected....

 

[Skull One]

Positive. Do yourself a favor and backup all your data. Reinstall Windows. Reinstall iTunes. Test it. Bet it works exactly like you expect it. Then start installing one application at a time. Test iTunes after every install of a new app. Odds are, when iTunes starts running slowly again, you know exactly which application is causing the issue.