Are you using the 2.0.1.1 beta? I think this was fixed.
If this doesn't fix it, here is a workaround:
For those of you with the menu issue, you can avoid this by setting the following registry key :
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8
Create a value called "S11_MenusAreSolid" with type String, data should be "1"
This will be addressed in the next beta update of S11