CS6 Background changes in Windows 8

My background in CS6 changes after upgrading to Windows 8. I have checked all of my settings but can't change the constant changing from solid Gray to checkerboard. I have the latest drivers for my video card and this is a system dedicated to imaging. This never happened in Win7. You can see the difference in these two screen shots. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance......
Victor

You're welcome. Glad to hear it helped you.
I think even with the latest ATI cards there are driver problems (not to mention driver problems in Windows 7 as well). I have a 7850 on Windows 8 and have had to stick with Catalyst 12.8 drivers since 12.10 and newer have serious problems. Needless to say, ATI is scrambling to get their drivers squared away.
Keep in mind if you switch brands, the task of ferreting out the drivers from the old card is a little more than trivial (though I have heard there are some good driver sweeper type programs).
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