. Is there any word on 8.1? Let me tell you what happened today. I am working on a complex project for the job I do. I had spent about 2 hours collecting info and developing about 15 streams of thought, to integrate in the project I'm working on. I clicked on Desktop C to apply these and... nothing happened. I was still on A. Processor was screaming at 100%, but nothing worked anymore. With <ctl><alt>F1 I got console1 and top. It was kdeinit. I could go back & forth between the consoles but nothing else. So no shutting down Win2k in VMware, no closing my projects, no orderly shutdown, nothing. I doubt the above conveys how disruptive and costly this is. Now, not only do I have to start over, but I am angry as well. When will 8.1 be out? -- You could get a new lease on life -- if only you didn't need the first and last month in advance.