Why do I receive a Java error when I attempt to click and drag a waitbar in MATLAB 7.0 (R14)?

I receive the following error when I attempt to click and drag a waitbar:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.mathworks.mwt.MWCombobox$EventHandler.mouseEntered(MWCombobox.java:962)
at com.mathworks.mwt.text.MWTextComponent$TextComponentMouseListener.mouseEntered(MWTextComponent.java:2143)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseEntered(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at com.mathworks.mwt.MWComponent.processMouseEvent(MWComponent.java:536)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.trackMouseEnterExit(Unknown Source)
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 Accepted Answer

This bug has been fixed in MATLAB 7.0.4 (R14SP2). If you are using a previous version, read the following:
We have verified that there is a bug in MATLAB 7.0 (R14) in the way that it handles clicking and dragging waitbars. This error message can be safely ignored.

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