That might just be your computer (or Vista?). On my netbook, on Win7, none of that happens. The only thing I noticed was a slight delay when the Start menu clos

That might just be your computer (or Vista?). On my netbook, on Win7, none of that happens. The only thing I noticed was a slight delay when the Start menu closed and I saw an empty desktop for a split-second before the Computer window Aero'd into existence. The filling of the window was also slightly asynchronous. No progress bar, cursor change, or icon flicker though.