With large files Illustrator CS3 will not generate preview-picture, why?

When Illustratorfiles (size from 8 meg and up) are saved as saved as eps-files the program gives a warning that it can not create a tiff-file as preview fot the file.
If I save the files as Illustrator 8 open in in 8 and saved there is not problem. (Exept that the test is taken down into a number of bits).
Why can't I get a preview-picture? What can I do to solve in in CS3?
Jonas Dagson

It's a memory issue. If you scale your artwork down (say, to 50%), then save, it should work (it can be scaled up in the page layout software). If you're using raster effects you'll have to make sure they scale as well and that your raster effects resolution is appropriate for the final output size.

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