Illustrator CS2 extremely slow open times?

Hi. I have a 23MB file I am opening in Illustrator CS2 and it takes over 14 minuets. The file is not complex but is the largest of the ones I open on a regular basis. I am opening the file from my hard drive, not from the server, and not using any font programs. I'm using Windows XP/Pentium 4/3Ghz/2 MB... Does anyone else have this problem or do I need to upgrade?
Thanks

It has to kind of "regenerate" all the layer when you make any action with it (even select)an save it on the sratch disk. So, do not have too much text in one layer (same for graphics)!
Making sity maps I have to make several layers for buildings and even more for their numbers (depends on the objects/letters count)
Faster scratch disks help, but you have to have either a full-staffed hardware RAID 5 (preferably 5 VelocyRaptors array) or at least 32 GB onboard memory (for some 26-28 GB RAM-disk) or several (4-5) i-RAMs Boxes in RAID 5 or RIndMA disk (see http://hardwareforall/ww/serverRAMdisk.html) or something else starting at about $20 000).

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