Windows 7 taskbar freezed by iTunes

Hi there, I’m using iTunes 9.0.3 on Windows 7 x64 system and I’ve encountered this problem (not sure if this is specific to x64):
When I’m running the iTunes, sometimes the Windows 7 taskbar stops working properly. It doesn’t show the thumbnails when you mouse over a running application button and second thing, when you move your mouse off the taskbar, the taskbar remains in a state such as if there was the mouse in the place where it left the taskbar. To explain it, for example when you move mouse out of a button of an application which is running, the colored tint remains on the button even when the mouse is already off the taskbar and caption (not thumbnail) appears after a while. I would say that the taskbar is a sort of freezed. The only thing I know is that it happens sometimes when the iTunes is running but I’m not sure if it’s Windows or iTunes problem.
Have anyone of you experienced this problem?? Thanks for reply.
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i have been having the same issue but my taskbar in on the left. i can move the window and just have to drag it an inch right each time.

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