[H] Windows 8 | Software & Hardware

[Anthony Q. Martin]

Since I'm going to build a new box (processor and mobo), meaning I have 
to reinstall, I'm thinking of going to Win8.  Mainly because I *hear* 
here, and other places on the web, that it is faster than Win7 on the 
same hardware.

Question 1: Am I going to see problems bringing over programs (not 
drivers?)?

Question 2: Am I going to encounter hardware driver issues and, if so, 
is there a clue as to what?

I assume I will be able to disable, or make go away, the modern UI, if I 
so chose.  It sort of drove me nuts on my touch-screen laptop.