Recipe for a real small business server that will provide basic file and printer services for up to ten workstations.

1. Obtain hardware by repurposing a relatively up-to-date workstation or buy an inexpensive server from Dell or HP (or a refurbished small server).
2. Install standard copy of Microsoft Windows XP Professional
3. Create a Data folder Share it.
4. Install printer(s) Share it/them.
5. At each workstation, map a drive letter to the shared folder.
   MAP G: \\server\data
6. At each workstation go into the printers folder, select “Add new printer” and select the server printer.

Don’t use this machine as a workstation. Put it off in a corner somewhere.
Replace in two years.