Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs: Difference between revisions

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==History==

Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs was originally announced with the [[code name]] "[[Eiger]]" on 12 May 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Microsoft's Eiger Could Prolong the Useful Life of Older PCs |url=https://www.gartner.com/doc/481144 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106163628/https://www.gartner.com/doc/481144 |archive-date=January 6, 2014 |access-date=2014-01-06 |publisher=Gartner.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Evers |first=Joris |date=2005-05-13 |title=Microsoft to slim down Windows XP for older PCs &#124; Platforms |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2670893/microsoft-to-slim-down-windows-xp-for-older-pcs.html |access-date=2014-01-06 |publisher=InfoWorld}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kotadia |first=Munir |date=May 17, 2005 |title=Microsoft Eiger to fight desktop Linux threat? |url=httphttps://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-eiger-to-fight-desktop-linux-threat-1139192166/ |access-date=2014-01-06 |publisher=ZDNet}}</ref> ("[[Mönch]]" was announced as a potential follow-up project at about the same time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2005 |title=Microsoft Puts 'Eiger' Thin Client Into Early Testing |url=https://www.informationweek.com/it-leadership/microsoft-puts-eiger-thin-client-into-early-testing |access-date=2014-01-06 |publisher=InformationWeek}}</ref>) The name "Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs" appeared in a press release in September 2005, when it was introduced as "formerly code-named 'Eiger'" and described as "an exclusive benefit to SA <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Microsoft Software Assurance]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> customers".<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2005 |title=Microsoft Adds Eight Benefits and Enhancements to the Software Assurance Maintenance Offering |url=https://news.microsoft.com/2005/09/15/microsoft-adds-eight-benefits-and-enhancements-to-the-software-assurance-maintenance-offering/ |access-date=November 23, 2023 |website=Microsoft.com |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

A [[Gartner]] evaluation from April 2006 stated that:

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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 - CNET News |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/microsoft-extends-lifeline-for-older-pcs/ |access-date=2014-01-06 |publisher=News.cnet.com}}</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.

In May 2011, Microsoft announced [[Windows Thin PC]] as the successor product.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-05-02 |title=Microsoft to deliver Windows Thin PC to customers by June 30 |url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-to-deliver-windows-thin-pc-to-customers-by-june-30/9331 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503062621/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-to-deliver-windows-thin-pc-to-customers-by-june-30/9331 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 3, 2011 |access-date=2014-01-06 |publisher=ZDNet}}</ref>

==Technical specifications==