Hello All,
I would think nearly every Expat in Ecuador has a PC or lap tops and would like to have it preform well. I have had a PC (a DEC Rainbow) since 1982. Since then I have learned a lot and want to continue learning. As PCs advance so must the owners. Operating an English OS (Operating System) in an non English country can be difficult but the manufacture of your PC offers a MRD (Media Recovery Disk) which can save to day in a non English country. For my 5 year old Dell PC it cost me $44.00 USD and for my 3 year old Toshiba LT I paid $29.95 USD. The Dell is on a memory stick and the Toshiba 3 CDs. Both re-load the PC or LT to the exact condition as they left the factory! Everything included: OS (Win7 64 bit) all programs plus all drivers. The OS alone would cost you $200 USD. For under $50 it is the best insurance money can buy.
Recently here in the USA I down graded my internet speed from 15 to 2 to see what problems I might face. I lost the audio on most 'audio/video' links. I looked around and found an add on program which contains many audio codes and loaded it ... problem solved.
Google: Breakaway Audio Enhancer. I downloaded it from CNET Download.Net.
Happy Surfing to All
Tom