Problems with saving in Illustrator CS3 - Windows

I'm using Illustrator CS3, Windows XP. Even the smallest files take a very long time to save. I try to save and it initally appears as if nothing is happening. If I click again, a portion of my screen goes white and the hour glass sits for what feels like forever while "Not responding" appears next to Illustrator in the bar. Eventually it finishes. Have run into the same problem with PhotoShop a couple times as well. Seems to have started after my upgrade to CS3. Can anyone help?

"it initally appears as if nothing is happening" - no-no, disk indicator should be bright and nearly no-blinking!
Solutions are (depending on the problem severity):
1. Make more layers (even for the same kind of objects, especially for texts)
2. Use RAID 5 disks for scratch files (VelocyRaptor is the best choice)
3. Use i-RAM for scratch files (if the project not too big)
4. Use RIndMA disk (http://hardwareforall.com/ww/serverRAMdisk.html) for scratch files

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