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We are operating &nbsp;in a VMWare environment &nbsp;with about 100 printers and 450 users in 19 different buildings so it sounds like one print server will do. &nbsp;At what point should we start considering separating the print server from the file server. &nbsp; I am thinking it would depends on the numbers. &nbsp;
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We are operating  in a VMWare environment  with about 100 printers and 450 users in 19 different buildings so it sounds like one print server will do.  At what point should we start considering separating the print server from the file server.   I am thinking it would depends on the numbers.  

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We are running Windows XP in our environment and about to AD from Novell iPrint. &nbsp;Are there any issues with running a 2008 print server with XP workstations?
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We are running Windows XP in our environment and about to AD from Novell iPrint.  Are there any issues with running a 2008 print server with XP workstations?

2003 vs 2008 Print Servers

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