It's a known bug. It's not going to be fixed. A workaround may be possible.
Reference:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=280722
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=214655
Bob
I'll try to describe this as best I can. On my Windows 98, I keep getting these blank boxes on my taskbar. If I click "My Computer" a box comes up on the taskbar that says "My Computer", okay, but if I view 15 pages (only one at a time), then I have to go down later to the taskbar and click 15 blank boxes to get rid of them. It just started recently. Thanks

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