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Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs

Microsoft Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs is a Windows-based operating system designed for customers who have older computers running earlier operating systems and who are not in a position to purchase new hardware. This operating system is available only to Microsoft Software Assurance customers and helps you get the most from your older hardware, thereby reducing your total cost of ownership. This Software Assurance benefit provides improvements to security and manageability to reduce the strain on your IT team, improve end-user productivity, and close security gaps.


Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs is based on Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 (SP2), enabling you to upgrade to the security and stability of the Microsoft Windows XP platform. This eases the transition to Windows Vista Enterprise when you eventually replace your computers.

Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs is not a general-purpose operating system. It is designed to work with the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection client or third-party clients such as the Citrix ICA client. In addition, it allows for a limited number of workloads to be executed locally, including security software, management software, terminal emulation software, document viewers, and the .NET Framework.

Actually this WinFLP is created for older computer as a XP thin-client. It lets PC to run Window XP without changing current hardwares.

System requirements:

Memory/ram : min 64MB ; recommend 128MB or higher

Processor: min Pentium ; recommend Pentium 3 or higher

Hardisk: min 500MB ; recommend 1GB or higher

Resolution: min 800X600 ; recommend 1024X768 or higher

More detail regarding this OS can go to

September 20, 2006 - 11:30 PM
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