Lighting effects seems to render only in bitmap

it started about a week or so ago but when i tried using the lighting effects filter rather than showing a shadowy gradient effect like it usually does it is either pue blakc or just shwos an unnafected picture and when i play with the lighting rig or change slider settigns like texture for example it flickers back and forth like it's broken
but it works perfeclty in CS5 without a hitch.
i tried searching to see if others had a similar problem but all i got was that CS6 either didnt coem with it installed or the app doesnt display correclty. i dont know what to do i dont want to keep goign to an older photoshop just to use it's basic features.

Kind: Application (Intel)
Size: 564.7 MB on disk (560,095,713 bytes)
Where: /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS6
Created: Monday, June 18, 2012 2:04 PM
Modified: Monday, June 18, 2012 2:04 PM
Version 13.0.1
Copyright: Copyright © 1990-2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated
it says nothing about bit versions. unless thats what version means. but i dont know how to read it.

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