Hi: Loaded win 8, and only after doing so, discovered that it would work better if AHIC were enabled before the load. Any way, without harm, to post-activate AHIC? The Microsoft site indicates a reload is best, cautioning that to do otherwise could lead to problems, failure. Conclusion was that activating the AHIC only adds about 1 percent to the speed. Another site suggests that the Registry can be altered, and goes on to give a workaround. Thoughts? The sytem is plenty fast, and once loaded, browsing is eye-flicker fast. Thanks, Jim S