Internet explorer was open...I couldn't get to the toolbar without opening it. But the chipboard was closed.

That cookie says it will expire 12-30-2010 at 8:00 p.m. Can I fool the computer into thinking that it's 12-31-2010...and would that maybe make it go away?? I know...I know..."maybe Ross will know".

o.k. I'll leave you alone and hope that Ross is following this... (If not, I'll be sending up smoke signals soon.... )

Thanks, David!

p.s. I've tried both warm and cold reboots, both before and after deleting cookies (and after creating them, come to think of it...)