Delay when opening QT files on network drives

This is on Windows XP, QuickTime 7 Pro...
When I try to open any QuickTime-associated file, if that file's on a network drive, there's a delay of at least 30 seconds before the QT player opens and is ready to play the file (during the delay, there's little or no apparent network or disk activity).
It's not caused by a slow network, because when I open AVI or WMV files of similar sizes on the same network drive, Windows Media Player opens and starts to play them within a second or two.
It's not caused by my anti-virus software, because the same thing happens even if I've disabled the anti-virus software.
It's also not a general QuickTime problem because if I copy the file to my local drive and then open that copy, the QT player opens right away.
It does seem to be related to the underlying QuickTime system (rather than the higher level player), because the delay also happens if I assign Real Player to open MOV files instead of the QT player. The only difference is that instead of NOTHING happening for 30 seconds, the Real Player window opens immediately but doesn't show any video and is unresponsive until the file starts playing 30+ seconds later.
I went into the QT control panel and fiddled with the streaming and advanced settings, but nothing seems to help.
Is this a known problem and if so what's the solution?

I use a 10/100 ethernet network and notice a slight difference (but not 30 seconds) as compared to "local" files. The same happens with nearly any other file format.
On internal HD's on the network (Mac and PC) I get the slight delay. A Firewire drive on the same network seems to be about normal.
Try this:
Set the QuickTime "cache" (QT Control Panel/Advanced tab) large enough to keep a copy.
Use your current method to open the QT file (waiting if needed).
Use the QuickTime "Favorites" menu to "bookmark" the file.
Quit and relaunch QuickTime and try opening from the Favorites menu.
Quicker?
Empty the QT "cache" and try from the Favorites menu again.

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