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Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs

Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
A version of the Windows NT operating system
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Developer Microsoft
Source model Shared source
Released to
manufacturing
July 8, 2006; 10 years ago (2006-07-08)
Latest release 5.1.2600.5512 Service Pack 3 (SP3) / October 7, 2008; 8 years ago (2008-10-07)
Platforms IA-32
Kernel type Hybrid kernel
License Proprietary commercial software
Succeeded by Windows Thin PC
Official website www.microsoft.com/licensing/sa/benefits/fundamentals.mspx
Support status
Mainstream support ended on April 14, 2009.
Extended support ended on April 8, 2014.
System requirements
CPU Pentium 233 MHz (300 MHz recommended)
Memory 64 MB (128 MB recommended)
Graphics hardware 800×600 computer monitor
Hard disk space 610 MB minimum (1GB recommended)
Network hardware Optional

Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs ("WinFLP") is a thin client operating system from Microsoft. WinFLP is based on Windows XP Embedded and is optimized for older, less powerful 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 clients or other third party clients such as Citrix ICA.

WinFLP was originally announced with the code name "Eiger" on 12 May 2005. ("Mönch" was announced as a potential follow-up project at about the same time.) 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 [Microsoft Software Assurance] customers".

A Gartner evaluation from April 2006 stated that:

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."

The RTM version of Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs was released on July 8, 2006. The release was announced to the press on July 12, 2006.


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