We already found out about the configuration panel (Preferences) for the system on the first boot. There we had to set-up the screen resolution for the Desktop. Most of the system's I was able to install on had no problem with screens what so ever. On the laptop from our oldest daughter there is an S3 build in video chip that doesn't handle the modes so I had to use VESA config to setup the screenresolution, same thing with the laptop from my wife that uses a Via chipset. People with ATI or Nvidia should have no problems (the Nvidia driver - thanks to Rudolf Cornelissen - is even able to use hardware OpenGL - alpha driver available on BeBits)

Setting up the Network is the next thing to do, no fun in having a OS without Internet access. ZETA comes with a network wizard that helps you to setup your networking environment. In just a few steps your dial-up/lan(wireless) is up and running (all depending on your hardware of course). I had no problems with configuring the Realtek network cards here, the Orinoco Wavelan card on the laptop, I was not able to connect through the US-Robotics pcmcia card the wife uses to connect to the Internet on her laptop. I had the luck of having a wireless centrino laptop here so I could test the live cd and the internal card was detected flawless (although I wasn't able to setup the connections then) .

Now a system with no sound is nothing ... especially if you profile yourself as a MediaOS. ZETA had no problems detecting my SB Live5.1 soundcard and sound plays very nice. On the laptop the AC97' chip (with Intel chipset) is playing very nice too, seems that Via chipsets with Via sound/video seems to be a problem that can be solved in some times with the experimental driver on the cd (/ZETA_1.0/_PACKAGES_). It helped me in one case to get the sound working.

I was not able to print here (all-in-one printer Lexmark 3510). But I've heard from other people that they had luck in printing (so I have to take their word for that one).

As some of you have already heard ZETA comes with a easy to use/change theming system. a few themes already made it before the deadline (I was happy to see that one of my own made it ;)). Changing the tabs (decor .. windowbehaviour), colors or fonts is an easy task and a blessing for those who still wish to use the old R5 decor (which was fixes btw).

The other settings in the system are pretty easy to use and to setup.