I don't think the dialogs or the borders are as nice as the ones in Windows 7 and for some reason, the File Explorer is a lot slower than Windows 7 (I'm wondering if its not indexing the folders.) Adding the start button made it a lot better for me because it put my applications where they were in Windows 7. Now I hardly even look at the Start screen with the tiles. 

One nice new feature was it put the toolbar on both displays in extended mode. Did you notice that? 

Toolbar?

Do you mean the Taskbar? If so yes the way I set it up was the right is the default and has some customized stuff on and about it. The one on the left screen is set to a default configuration.

The file explorer works fast here but keep in mind that the Windows 8 dick here is darn near empty and its a 1TB disk. 

When I look at other disks I don't see a slow down. 

There's nothing quite like a clean install...

Agreed. I never have liked "upgrades" for my OS or heavy duty programs.

Update:

I just loaded the beta 64 bit version of jamstix3 and saved the export from the 32 bit version. Removed the 32 bit jamstix and loaded the 64 bit Jamstix35. Imported the saved song file into Jamstix and off and running. 

It seems the studdering vst problem was either JS or bitbridge since JS was the only 32 bit plug in the project. 

I only have NI B4ii that is 32 bit if memory serves. If it causes any grief I guess I will just bounce it to a track after recording the midi and unload it until it is needed again.
 
So hopefully things can settle in and go smoothly now.  

I have now installed some plugins under win 8 and X2. I am finding things just work better.

I've got a ways to go still but I am a very happy camper.

Those that are still on Vista please do yourself a big favor and upgrade to Windows 8. You wont regret it.