Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs: Difference between revisions

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{{Windows XP}}

'''Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs''' ("'''WinFLP'''") is a [[thin client]] [[operating system]] from [[Microsoft]], 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

|work=Microsoft Volume Licensing

|accessdate=July 25, 2009

|quote=Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs is based on the Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 (SP2) operating system

}}</ref> and is optimized for older, less powerful [[Computer hardware|hardware]]. It was released on July 8, 2006 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]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}

==History==

Windows 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 &#124; 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:

{{quote|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>Alvin R. Park, "[https://www.gartner.com/doc/491598 Determining the Value of Microsoft Software Assurance]", 25 April 2006, Gartner ID Number: G00130974, p. 9</ref>}}

The [[Software release life cycle#RTM or RTW|RTM]] version of Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs was released on July 8, 2006.{{Citation needed|date=December 2013}} The release was announced to the press on July 12, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/Microsoft-extends-lifeline-for-older-PCs/2100-1012_3-6093274.html |title=Microsoft extends lifeline for older PCs - CNET News |publisher=News.cnet.com |date=2006-07-12 |accessdate=2014-01-06}}</ref>

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==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...'' 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>

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The Microsoft marketing pages for Windows Fundamentals now redirect to those of [[Windows Thin PC]], suggesting that Windows Fundamentals is no longer available for any customers.

Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs has the same lifecycle policy as Windows XP; as such, its support lifespan ended on 8 April 8 2014.<ref>http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=11688</ref>

==References==