Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
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Developer
Microsoft
Web site: Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
Release information
Release date: July 8, 2006 [ info]
Current version: RTM, July 8, 2006 [ info]
Source model: Shared source
License: Microsoft EULA
Kernel type: Hybrid kernel
Support status
Current

Description
Microsoft positions WinFLP as an operating system that will provide basic computing services on older hardware, while still providing core management features of more recent Windows releases, such as Windows Firewall, Group Policy, Automatic Updates, and other management services. Microsoft does not consider it a general-purpose OS.[1]

WinFLP is a Windows XP derivative specifically optimized for legacy PCs.[2] It supports running applications locally, as well as those hosted on a remote server using Remote Desktop. It can be installed on a local hard drive, or configured to run on a diskless workstation.

WinFLP will not be made available through retail or OEM channels. Microsoft sees WinFLP as an inexpensive upgrade option for corporations that have a number of Windows 9x computers, but lack the hardware necessary to support the latest Windows. It is exclusively available to Software Assurance customers. WinFLP excludes Games, Outlook Express and some System Tools, even with a full install (1.1 GB)[3].

WinFLP was originally announced with codenames "Eiger" and "Mönch" in mid-2005. Like other Microsoft Windows codenames at the time, these are names of mountains