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{{Short description|Thin client operating system from Microsoft}}
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{{Infobox OS version
| name = Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
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| developer = Microsoft
| screenshot = Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs.PNG
| website = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20100329083828/http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/
| source_model = {{ubl
| [[Proprietary software|Closed-source]]
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| first_release_date = {{start date and age|2006|7|8}}
| release_version = 5.1.2600.5512 Service Pack 3 (SP3)
| release_date = {{start date and age|2008|10|07}}<ref name="sp3"/>
| discontinued = yes
| support_status =
| succeeded_by = [[Windows Thin PC]]<ref>
▲| support_status = Mainstream support ended on April 14, 2009.<ref name="lifecycleWinFLP" /><br />Extended support ended on April 8, 2014.<ref name="lifecycleWinFLP">{{cite web|title=Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs - Microsoft Lifecycle|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/products/windows-fundamentals-for-legacy-pcs|website=Microsoft Docs|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref>
| date = January 2009
▲| succeeded_by = [[Windows Thin PC]]<ref>[http://redmondmag.com/articles/2011/03/29/windows-thin-pc-trial-software-now-available.aspx Windows Thin PC]</ref>
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'''Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs''' ("'''WinFLP'''") is a [[thin client]] release of the [[Windows NT]] [[operating system]] developed by [[Microsoft]]<ref name="ms-web-sa-fundamentals">{{Cite web |title=Microsoft Software Assurance Benefits - Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs |url=http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/fundamentals.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329083828/http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/fundamentals.aspx |archive-date=March 29, 2010 |access-date=July 25, 2009 |website=Microsoft Volume Licensing |quote=Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs is based on the Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 (SP2) operating system}}</ref> and optimized for older, less powerful [[Computer hardware|hardware]]. It was released on July 8, 2006,
▲}}</ref> and optimized for older, less powerful [[Computer hardware|hardware]]. It was released on July 8, 2006, over four years after its [[Windows XP Embedded]] counterpart was released in 2002, and is not marketed as a full-fledged general purpose operating system, although it is functionally able to perform most of the tasks generally associated with one. It includes only certain functionality for local workloads such as security, management, document viewing related tasks and the .NET Framework. It is designed to work as a [[client–server]] solution with [[Remote Desktop Protocol|RDP]] clients or other third party clients such as [[Citrix Systems|Citrix]] [[Independent Computing Architecture|ICA]].{{cn|date=March 2022}} Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs reached [[Windows XP#End of support|end of support]] on April 8, 2014 along with most other [[Windows XP editions]].
==History==
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs was originally announced with the [[code name]] "[[Eiger]]" on 12 May 2005.<ref>{{
A [[Gartner]] evaluation from April 2006 stated that:
{{
The [[Software release life cycle#
In May 2011, Microsoft announced [[Windows Thin PC]] as the successor product.<ref>{{
==Technical specifications==
Microsoft
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs is a [[Windows XP Embedded]] derivative and, as such, it requires significantly fewer system resources than the fully featured Windows XP.<ref name="ms-web-sa-fundamentals" /> It also features basic networking, extended peripheral support,{{Clarify|date=January 2010}}
===Hardware requirements===
{{Infobox
| title = System requirements
| bodystyle = width:308px
| label1 = CPU
| data1 = [[Pentium compatible processor|Pentium]] 233
| label2 = Memory
| data2 = 64
| label3 = Graphics hardware
| data3 = 800×600 [[computer monitor]]
| label4 = Hard disk space
| data4 = 610
| label5 = Network hardware
| data5 = Optional
}}
Despite being optimized for older PCs, hardware requirements for Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs are [[
===Limitations===
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs has a smaller feature set than Windows XP. For example, WinFLP does not include [[Paint (software)|Paint]], [[Outlook Express]] and Windows games such as [[Solitaire (Windows)|Solitaire]]. Another limitation is the absence of the ''Compatibility'' tab in the ''Properties
Internet Explorer 8 (and 7) can be installed, but a hotfix is required for auto-complete to work in these newer versions of the browser.<ref>{{
==Availability==
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs was exclusively available to [[Microsoft Software Assurance]] customers, as it
On October 7, 2008, Service Pack 3 for [[Windows Embedded for Point of Service]] and Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs was made available.<ref name="sp3">{{
On April 18, 2013, Service Pack 3 for Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs was temporarily made available for download again after previously having been removed from the Microsoft site.<ref>{{
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs has the same lifecycle policy as Windows XP; as such, its support lifespan ended on 8 April 2014.<ref
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/
* [http://www.bill-mcminn.com/techreview/winflp.html Bill McMinn's review for WinFLP]
▲* [http://the.taoofmac.com/space/com/Microsoft/Windows/FLP Fixing null.sys on WinFLP]
{{History of Windows}}
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