<s>
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
(	O
"	O
WinFLP	B-Device
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
thin	B-Device
client	I-Device
release	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
optimized	O
for	O
older	O
,	O
less	O
powerful	O
hardware	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
nearly	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
Windows	O
XP	O
SP2	O
counterpart	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
general	O
purpose	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
functionally	O
able	O
to	O
perform	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
tasks	O
generally	O
associated	O
with	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
client	B-Operating_System
–	I-Operating_System
server	I-Operating_System
solution	O
with	O
RDP	B-Protocol
clients	O
or	O
other	O
third	O
party	O
clients	O
such	O
as	O
Citrix	B-Protocol
ICA	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
reached	O
end	O
of	O
support	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
along	O
with	O
most	O
other	O
Windows	O
XP	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
with	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
"	O
Eiger	B-Device
"	O
on	O
12	O
May	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
"	O
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
in	O
September	O
2005	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
introduced	O
as	O
"	O
formerly	O
code-named	O
“	O
Eiger	B-Device
”	O
 "	O
and	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
exclusive	O
benefit	O
to	O
SA	O
[	O
Microsoft	O
Software	O
Assurance ]	O
customers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RTM	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
was	O
built	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	O
XP	O
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
codebase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
comes	O
from	O
a	O
codebase	O
of	O
32-bit	O
Windows	O
XP	O
,	O
its	O
service	O
packs	O
are	O
also	O
developed	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
same	O
reason	O
,	O
Service	O
Pack	O
3	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
Service	O
Pack	O
3	O
for	O
32-bit	O
(	O
x86	O
)	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	O
XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
the	O
32-bit	O
version	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
features	O
introduced	O
by	O
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
for	O
32-bit	O
(	O
x86	O
)	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	O
XP	O
were	O
already	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
RTM	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Service	O
Pack	O
3	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
released	O
service	O
pack	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
positions	O
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
as	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
that	O
provides	O
basic	O
computing	O
services	O
on	O
older	O
hardware	B-Architecture
,	O
while	O
still	O
providing	O
core	O
management	O
features	O
of	O
more	O
recent	O
Windows	O
releases	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	O
Firewall	O
,	O
Group	O
Policy	O
,	O
Automatic	O
Updates	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
management	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
general-purpose	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
is	O
a	O
Windows	O
XP	O
Embedded	O
derivative	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
it	O
requires	O
significantly	O
fewer	O
system	O
resources	O
than	O
the	O
fully	O
featured	O
Windows	O
XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
basic	O
networking	O
,	O
extended	O
peripheral	O
support	O
,	O
DirectX	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
clients	O
from	O
compact	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
local	B-Application
applications	I-Application
,	O
it	O
offers	O
support	O
for	O
those	O
hosted	O
on	O
a	O
remote	O
server	O
using	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
local	O
hard	O
drive	O
,	O
or	O
configured	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
diskless	B-Device
workstation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
optimized	O
for	O
older	O
PCs	O
,	O
hardware	B-Architecture
requirements	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
are	O
similar	O
to	O
Windows	O
XP	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
faster	O
running	O
on	O
slower	O
clock	O
speeds	O
than	O
Windows	O
XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
has	O
a	O
smaller	O
feature	O
set	O
than	O
Windows	O
XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
WinFLP	B-Device
does	O
not	O
include	O
Paint	B-Application
,	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Solitaire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
was	O
exclusively	O
available	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
Software	O
Assurance	O
customers	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
inexpensive	O
upgrade	O
option	O
for	O
corporations	O
that	O
have	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Windows	O
9x	O
computers	O
,	O
but	O
lack	O
the	O
hardware	B-Architecture
necessary	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
latest	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Service	O
Pack	O
3	O
for	O
Windows	O
Embedded	O
for	O
Point	O
of	O
Service	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
was	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Service	O
Pack	O
3	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
again	O
after	O
previously	O
having	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	O
marketing	O
pages	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
now	O
redirect	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Windows	O
Thin	O
PC	O
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
any	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Fundamentals	I-Device
for	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
has	O
the	O
same	O
lifecycle	O
policy	O
as	O
Windows	O
XP	O
;	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
its	O
support	O
lifespan	O
ended	O
on	O
8	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
