Illustrator CS3 and Intel Core2

I am having problems saving my files. Some files take 35 mins to save. I have many layers and a placed JPG in my file. The file is 2.4KB. I have similar file sizes and they take about the same time to save as well.
I am using:
Dell Optiplex GX745
Intel Core 2
2GB of RAM
What I have started doing is using the pathfinder to merge shapes together and it seems to cut down on the file size it also saves easier but still takes a while to save.
Is it okay to run Illustrator CS3 on a Intel Core 2?
thank you,
cherie

Yep, I run it all day on Core 2 and Quad Core. Sounds like some kind of system problem, rather than a file problem. And are you sure the file is 2.4KB? Did you mean 2.4MB or 2.4GB? But even at those sizes it shouldn't take 35 minutes to save.
Is the drive you're saving to local? External? Network?

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