


Microsoft's intent is to provide an operating system that will provide basic computing services on older hardware, while retaining much of the modern core technology in Windows XP Service Pack 2, such as Windows Firewall, Group Policy, Automatic Updates, and other management services. It was originally announced with a codename of Eiger and Mцnch in mid-2005, and was released on the 8th of July 2006. Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (WinFLP) is an operating system from Microsoft optimized for older, less powerful PC hardware.
