This tweak I found needs you to modify your system.ini file to speed up video streaming from sites like YouTube, metacafe etc. The tweak is pretty simple and is explained step by step below.

Youtube
Do not change the rates(numbers) as you might end up screwing your PC.
- Go to start->Run. [ windows key + R ]
- Key in system.ini , press Enter.
- Depending on your version of windows, you will get a file with different sections marked as [drivers], [386Enh], [mci],[driver32]etc.
I am on windows 7 and my system.ini file looks like this:; for 16-bit app support
[386Enh]
woafont=dosapp.fon
EGA80WOA.FON=EGA80WOA.FON
EGA40WOA.FON=EGA40WOA.FON
CGA80WOA.FON=CGA80WOA.FON
CGA40WOA.FON=CGA40WOA.FON[drivers]
wave=mmdrv.dll
timer=timer.drv[mci]
- Add this code at the end of the [386Enh] section:page buffer=1000000Tbps
load=1000000Tbps
download=1000000Tbps
save=1000000Tbps
back=1000000Tbps
search=1000000Tbps
sound=1000000Tbps
webcam=1000000Tbps
voice=1000000Tbps
faxmodemfast=1000000Tbps
update=1000000Tbps - My system.ini file, after adding the above code becomes:; for 16-bit app support
[386Enh]
woafont=dosapp.fon
EGA80WOA.FON=EGA80WOA.FON
EGA40WOA.FON=EGA40WOA.FON
CGA80WOA.FON=CGA80WOA.FON
CGA40WOA.FON=CGA40WOA.FON
page buffer=1000000Tbps
load=1000000Tbps
download=1000000Tbps
save=1000000Tbps
back=1000000Tbps
search=1000000Tbps
sound=1000000Tbps
webcam=1000000Tbps
voice=1000000Tbps
faxmodemfast=1000000Tbps
update=1000000Tbps[drivers]
wave=mmdrv.dll
timer=timer.drv[mci]
- Save the file, restart your computer.
This tweak is pretty old and increases the buffering speed of videos from video streaming websites like youtube, metacafe etc. Enjoy.
