Windows FLP - A Secret Windows XP Built to Keep Old PCs Alive

You've seen this thin client before — a PC-based device from German manufacturer IGEL Technology. Last time, I managed to get Windows XP Embedded running on it. But today, I’m diving into something a little different: Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (FLP), Microsoft’s 2006 answer to aging business hardware that couldn't handle Windows XP or Vista.

Join me as I wrestle with obscure VIA drivers, try (and fail) to create a working TXTSETUP.OEM file, and attempt to get FLP running on an old thin client... before giving up and pulling out a trusty Asus EeePC 701 from 2007. Spoiler: it works much better!

Along the way, we talk about:
• What FLP is and how it spun off from XP Embedded
• Why it was created and who it was for
• Some driver debugging pitfalls and setup quirks
• How to patch FLP with Service Pack 3 (yes, it’s a special version!)
• Modern web browsing in 2025 (kind of...)

🎉 Special Thanks for Today Goes To 🎉

💾 Alisha Manuela Stutz ‪@alishamanuelastutz‬

Your passionate support for retro tech keeps this journey going.
Thank you for being a vital member of this channel!


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00:00 Intro
00:42 Looking Back to Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
03:12 Installing Windows FLP
04:19 Building A Custom Driver Disk
05:41 Testing The Custom Driver Disk
08:46 Windows FLP on the Asus EeePC
10:51 Service Pack 3 for Windows FLP
11:11 Conclusion


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ℹ️ Links:

All about Windows et all:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP_editions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Fundamentals_for_Leg…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions#Windows_T…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Embedded_Industry
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_IoT
www.zdnet.com/article/registry-hack-enables-contin…
www.proxis.ua/files/documents/Windows%20Embedded%2…

Netbook, EeePC:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus_Eee_PC
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netbook
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Atom

MyPal68 Browser:
github.com/Feodor2/Mypal68


TXTSETUP Syntax:
www.osronline.com/article.cfm%5Earticle=264.htm
web.archive.org/web/20100108140339/http://www.osro…
web.archive.org/web/20040210172226/http://msdn.mic…
web.archive.org/web/20111228153824/http://support.…

ImageX:
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/configmgr/mdt/uti…


VIA Eden:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIA_Eden
download.viatech.com/en/support/driversSelect.jsp
www.driveridentifier.com/scan/realtek-ac97-audio-f…
www.driveridentifier.com/scan/vias3g-unichrome-pro…