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'''Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs''' ("'''WinFLP'''") is a [[thin client]] [[operating system]] from [[Microsoft]]. WinFLP is, based on [[Windows XP Embedded]]<ref name="ms-web-sa-fundamentals">{{cite web
|url=http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/fundamentals.aspx
|title=Microsoft Software Assurance Benefits - Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
==History==
WinFLPWindows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs was originally announced with the [[code name]] "[[Eiger]]" on 12 May 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gartner.com/doc/481144 |title=Microsoft's Eiger Could Prolong the Useful Life of Older PCs |publisher=Gartner.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Evers |first=Joris |url=http://www.infoworld.com/t/platforms/microsoft-slim-down-windows-xp-older-pcs-046 |title=Microsoft to slim down Windows XP for older PCs | Platforms |publisher=InfoWorld |date=2005-05-13 |accessdate=2014-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kotadia |first=Munir |url=http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-eiger-to-fight-desktop-linux-threat-1139192166/ |title=Microsoft Eiger to fight desktop Linux threat? |publisher=ZDNet |date=2005-05-17 |accessdate=2014-01-06}}</ref> ("[[Mönch]]" was announced as a potential follow-up project at about the same time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.informationweek.com/microsoft-puts-eiger-thin-client-into-early-testing/d/d-id/1032711?page_number=2 |title=Microsoft Puts 'Eiger' Thin Client Into Early Testing |publisher=InformationWeek |date= |accessdate=2014-01-06}}</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>[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2005/sep05/09-15addseightbenefitspr.aspx Microsoft Adds Eight Benefits and Enhancements to the Software Assurance Maintenance Offering], Sept. 15, 2005</ref>
A [[Gartner]] evaluation from April 2006 stated that:
==Limitations==
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs has a smaller feature set than Windows XP. For example, itWinFLP 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...'' dialog box for executable files.
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>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15947 |title=Download Update for Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (KB945367) from Official Microsoft Download Center |publisher=Microsoft.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-06}}</ref>
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060718203106/http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/sa/benefits/fundamentals.mspx? Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs] home page on Microsoft's official site (Archived)
* [http://www.bill-mcminn.com/techreview/winflp.html ABill McMinn's review for WinFLP]
* [http://www.zebpedersen.co.uk/?p=258 Choosing the right Virtual OS: Windows XP vs. Windows FLP]
* [http://the.taoofmac.com/space/com/Microsoft/Windows/FLP Fixing null.sys on WinFLP]
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