WinXP as a print server

[Gordon Price]

Hello all,
we have a print device (an HP 1050 plotter to be specific) which has a
habbit of crashing with big print jobs in such a way that both the plotter
and the Windows box managing the que have to be rebooted. This is a problem,
because that box is our Server_2, which also handles print server duties for
4 other devices, as well as License Server duties for AutoCAD, Print Logging
duties with SmartPlot, you get the idea, reboots suck.
My thought is, since we never have more than 3 or 4 of our 30 staff plotting
to that device at once, we could perhaps use a WinXP box for this, so when
problems arrise (and with HP drivers, they will arrise) we can reboot that
box without disrupting other services. Paying for a full Win2KServer license
and 30 cals is not an option. My main worry is that if WinXP doesn't release
user connections fast enough having 12 people in succession try to print
would fail.

Anyone have any experience with using WinXP in this kind of limited print
server situation?

Thanks,
Gordon