A technician has been asked to install a printer on a Windows XP machine. Through which of the following Control Panel utilities will the technician install the printer?

The correct answer is C. Printers and Faxes. In Windows XP, printer management is done through the 'Printers and Faxes' applet in Control Panel. This was the name Microsoft used in XP to consolidate printer and fax device management. 'Devices and Printers' is the Windows 7/Vista name, 'Printers and Devices' and 'Devices'…

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APrinters and Devices
BDevices and Printers
CPrinters and Faxes
DDevices

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In Windows XP, printer management is done through the 'Printers and Faxes' applet in Control Panel. This was the name Microsoft used in XP to consolidate printer and fax device management. 'Devices and Printers' is the Windows 7/Vista name, 'Printers and Devices' and 'Devices' alone are not real Windows Control Panel applet names. Knowing the correct name per OS version is a common CompTIA A+ exam topic.

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