All artwork is blacked out on cover flow

i have tried reinstalling itunes, repairing and removing artwork but on cover flow the artwork doesnt appear. although it does on the left sidebar. please can someone explain whats happening? this has only happened since i installed itunes on this laptop and ive never had the problem before. using an IBM thinkpad laptop.

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