Remove Message Status Box

When I update any settings in Drupal 4.6.3 I receive a message status box that confirms the options have been saved or gives me an error message. The problem is that this box does not disappear when clicking on a different part of the site. The messages will accumulate one on top of the other like so:

* The configuration options have been saved.
* The configuration options have been saved.
* The configuration options have been saved.
* The configuration options have been saved.
* The configuration options have been saved.
* The configuration options have been saved.

And this box will be on every screen I click on. The only way for me to get rid of these messages is to log off and then log back in. This is after a fresh install of 4.6.3 running on Apache 2.0.54 and PHP 5

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

Steve