Ok....This is really bugging me..

I have two systems: One is a P4 system shown in my sig - the other is an AMD setup (800MHz T-Bird, Soyo Dragon KT266).

I've noticed that with the P4 setup, the computer goes from POST to the Windows XP loading logo, then to the logon screen.

The AMD setup however, goes from POST, to the little white progress bars along the bottom (a la Win2K style), to the WinXP loading screen, to the logon screen.

What is this all about?? I just reformatted my AMD setup last night, and it's still like this. I never had Win2K on it...
Those white progress bars load very quickly (3-4 seconds), but why don't I see this on my P4 system??
Does it just depend on the type of hardware you have installed?

Thanks for shedding any light on this...


-Ryan Dinan