Win98 has blank program icons on taskbar

Greetings,
I have a win98 computer that seems to intermittently have icons on the
taskbar that are blank, as in they have no program associated with them. I
can't maximize them, and I try to kill them through the task list, but
haven't successfully identified them using this method. To me its something
that is shutting down or starting up and having a problem. Is there any way
to identify the cause?

Thanks,
Mcurley99

I have a win98 computer that seems to intermittently have icons on the
taskbar that are blank, as in they have no program associated with them.

I've seen those also, intermittently. When I've left-clicked on them they've
always disappeared. I don't know what causes them in my case or yours.


Jay

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I have a win98 computer that seems to intermittently have icons on the
taskbar that are blank, as in they have no program associated with them.

I've seen those also, intermittently. When I've left-clicked on them they've
always disappeared. I don't know what causes them in my case or yours.


Jay

website URL: members.aol.com/orphantrainlocos/index.html
All the world's a stage - and everybody's a critic.

Switching screensavers and/or updating the video drivers sometimes helps.

These ghost buttons are often caused by one of these MS updates:
The Win98SE Mapped drives Shutdown update
The Win98SE 1394 Storage Supplement

They may have been installed by the manufacturer, or by Windows Update...if you
don't need them, uninstall them. Search for these INF files:

260067un.inf
242975un.inf

Right-click the INF files and click Install from the context menu, to remove the
updates.

You must have Folder OptionsView tab set to "Show All Files", as INF files are
"hidden" files.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"mcurley99" wrote in message
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Greetings,
I have a win98 computer that seems to intermittently have icons on the
taskbar that are blank, as in they have no program associated with them. I
can't maximize them, and I try to kill them through the task list, but
haven't successfully identified them using this method. To me its something
that is shutting down or starting up and having a problem. Is there any way
to identify the cause?

Thanks,
Mcurley99

Switching screensavers and/or updating the video drivers sometimes helps.

These ghost buttons are often caused by one of these MS updates:
The Win98SE Mapped drives Shutdown update
The Win98SE 1394 Storage Supplement

They may have been installed by the manufacturer, or by Windows Update...if you
don't need them, uninstall them. Search for these INF files:

260067un.inf
242975un.inf

Right-click the INF files and click Install from the context menu, to remove the
updates.

You must have Folder OptionsView tab set to "Show All Files", as INF files are
"hidden" files.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"mcurley99" wrote in message
...
Greetings,
I have a win98 computer that seems to intermittently have icons on the
taskbar that are blank, as in they have no program associated with them. I
can't maximize them, and I try to kill them through the task list, but
haven't successfully identified them using this method. To me its something
that is shutting down or starting up and having a problem. Is there any way
to identify the cause?

Thanks,
Mcurley99