Never did like the IE6 interface, so I use another browser interface that works on top, and run into the same issue sometimes. I'm use to it, so it doesn't bother me.
I don't know of a way to fix it, maybe a problem of IE6. Did this happen when you were using IE7?
There are hundreds of other good 3rd party browsers available, and most of them have a lot more convenience built-in. Try one of those instead.
