>>A while back Craig sang the praises of Windows 8 here, citing, among other things, much faster restart times.
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>>I got a new desktop last week.. Dell 9020 and wow.. does this thing move!
>>Win 8 took some getting used to but now I can see why they did the things they did.
>>It's a shame that they booted the first release so badly, because it's a winner.
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>Check out a product called Start8 from StarDock ($5) for a Start Menu replacement that makes Windows 8 Desktop mode just like Windows 7.

google for ClassicShell. It replaces start menu and does something to explorer as well. it's free