Good to hear since despite all the complaining, i've actually enjoyed using windows 8, of course i also use classic shell to go straight to desktop and get my button back, but other than that it's been running seamlessly for me.
Though, maybe you could help me figure something out. In your 8, is your desktop locked? My desktop for some reason requires UAC authorization for anything to be created on it, as such I can't use the Send To function to create shortcuts on the desktop, any ideas?