XP PRO on a Pentium 3 733 for use as a print server

We are a Architecture and engineering firm with 12 production staff. We just
updated several workstations and are considering replacing our current print
server with one of the older production machines (yet newer than our current
print server). Are there any reasons not to put XP Pro on a Pentium 7 733 for
use as our print server.

Thank you.

I have a Dell laptop Pentium 733 running XP Pro SP2 just fine.

"Aaron" <Aaron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We are a Architecture and engineering firm with 12 production staff. We
> just
> updated several workstations and are considering replacing our current
> print
> server with one of the older production machines (yet newer than our
> current
> print server). Are there any reasons not to put XP Pro on a Pentium 7 733
> for
> use as our print server.
>
> Thank you.

"Aaron" <Aaron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:55A14864-FF29-4F65-ACC8-C234E059AF43@microsoft.com...
> We are a Architecture and engineering firm with 12 production staff. We
> just
> updated several workstations and are considering replacing our current
> print
> server with one of the older production machines (yet newer than our
> current
> print server). Are there any reasons not to put XP Pro on a Pentium 7 733
> for
> use as our print server.
No
Jim
>
> Thank you.

"Aaron" <Aaron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:55A14864-FF29-4F65-ACC8-C234E059AF43@microsoft.com...
> We are a Architecture and engineering firm with 12 production staff. We
> just
> updated several workstations and are considering replacing our current
> print
> server with one of the older production machines (yet newer than our
> current
> print server). Are there any reasons not to put XP Pro on a Pentium 7 733
> for
> use as our print server.
>

Windows XP Pro has a limit of 10 connections. With twelve staff you will
have problems if more than ten try to connect.

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;314882

The PIII-733 will work fine. Make sure you have at least 512 MB of ram and a
at least a few GB of free hard drive space if many people are printing at
the same time.

Kerry

You will be fine when you XP Pro on your Pentium 3/733 because I'm running
it on my P3 450mhz with 576 mb of ram. It would be best to maximize your
memory size. XP Pro will take advantage of your system performance.

Tony





"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
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> "Aaron" <Aaron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:55A14864-FF29-4F65-ACC8-C234E059AF43@microsoft.com...
> > We are a Architecture and engineering firm with 12 production staff. We
> > just
> > updated several workstations and are considering replacing our current
> > print
> > server with one of the older production machines (yet newer than our
> > current
> > print server). Are there any reasons not to put XP Pro on a Pentium 7
733
> > for
> > use as our print server.
> >
>
> Windows XP Pro has a limit of 10 connections. With twelve staff you will
> have problems if more than ten try to connect.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;314882
>
> The PIII-733 will work fine. Make sure you have at least 512 MB of ram and
a
> at least a few GB of free hard drive space if many people are printing at
> the same time.
>
> Kerry
>
>

The OP will not be fine. As many people have posted XP Pro will work on a
PIII-733. What may cause problems is XP Pro's 10 incoming connection limit
when there are 12 users trying to use the printer.

Kerry

"Tony Penaherrera" <gismodfw@advantexmail.net> wrote in message
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> You will be fine when you XP Pro on your Pentium 3/733 because I'm running
> it on my P3 450mhz with 576 mb of ram. It would be best to maximize your
> memory size. XP Pro will take advantage of your system performance.
>
> Tony
>
>
>
>
>
> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> news:unOEw546FHA.4076@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> "Aaron" <Aaron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:55A14864-FF29-4F65-ACC8-C234E059AF43@microsoft.com...
>> > We are a Architecture and engineering firm with 12 production staff. We
>> > just
>> > updated several workstations and are considering replacing our current
>> > print
>> > server with one of the older production machines (yet newer than our
>> > current
>> > print server). Are there any reasons not to put XP Pro on a Pentium 7
> 733
>> > for
>> > use as our print server.
>> >
>>
>> Windows XP Pro has a limit of 10 connections. With twelve staff you will
>> have problems if more than ten try to connect.
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;314882
>>
>> The PIII-733 will work fine. Make sure you have at least 512 MB of ram
>> and
> a
>> at least a few GB of free hard drive space if many people are printing at
>> the same time.
>>
>> Kerry
>>
>>
>
>