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A [[Gartner]] evaluation from April 2006 stated that:
{{blockquote|The main purpose of Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (WinFLP) is to allow users running old PCs to be able to replace unsupported Windows NT Workstation v.4, Windows 95 and Windows 98 with a supported release of Windows XP (or, eventually, a version based on Windows Vista). [...] Because WinFLP will have the ability to run some applications locally – including Internet Explorer, media players, Instant-Messaging clients, Java Virtual Machines, terminal emulators and ICA or Remote Desktop Protocol clients, and Microsoft Office – WinFLP can be better described as a "lean client" than a "thin client".|source=Gartner<ref>{{cite web |first=Alvin R. |last=Park |url=https://www.gartner.com/doc/491598
The [[Software release life cycle#Release to manufacturing (RTM)|RTM]] version of Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs, which was released on July 8, 2006, was built from the Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 codebase.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-09-17 |title=Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs |url=http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/sa/benefits/fundamentals.mspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060917052108/http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/sa/benefits/fundamentals.mspx |archive-date=17 September 2006 |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=Microsoft.com}}</ref> The release was announced to the press on July 12, 2006.<ref name="RTM">{{Cite web |date=2006-07-12 |title=Microsoft extends lifeline for older PCs |website=CNET News |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/microsoft-extends-lifeline-for-older-pcs/ |access-date=2014-01-06}}</ref> Because Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs comes from a codebase of Windows XP Embedded, its service packs are also developed separately.<ref name="sp3" /> For the same reason, Service Pack 3 for Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs, released on October 7, 2008, is the same as Service Pack 3 for 32-bit (x86) editions of Windows XP.<ref name="sp3" /> In fact, due to the earlier release date of the 32-bit version, many of the key features introduced by Service Pack 2 for 32-bit (x86) editions of Windows XP were already present in the RTM version of Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs.<ref name="RTM" /> Service Pack 3 is the last released service pack for Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs.
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==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">{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2008 |title=Download Details: Service Pack 3 for Windows Embedded for Point of Service and Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs |url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3740 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124104900/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3740 |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |access-date=January 31, 2010 |website=Microsoft Download Center |publisher=Microsoft
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>{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2013 |title=Service Pack 3 for Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs |url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38764 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140206222613/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38764 |archive-date=February 6, 2014 |access-date=April 28, 2013 |website=Microsoft Download Center |publisher=Microsoft
Following the release of [[Windows Thin PC]], the Microsoft marketing pages for Windows Fundamentals were made to redirect to those of Windows Thin PC, suggesting that Windows Fundamentals is no longer available for any customers.
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100329083828/http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/fundamentals.aspx Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs] home page on Microsoft's official site (Archived)
* [http://www.bill-mcminn.com/techreview/winflp.html Bill McMinn's review for WinFLP]
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