QuickTime takes longer to load files.

I Have noticed that for a while now, since the last update, QuickTime seems to take FAR Longer to load an average 700Mb movie file than it used to before this last update. Can't recall the date for the update but I wondered if therewere any of you people out there experiencing the same trouble.
I tried restoring permissions and even fixing possible problems.... not to avail.
Suggestions?
Thank you,
Will.

I recently added Quicktime Pro to my VISTA machine and noticed how slow files load, too. I would also be interested in an improvement.
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