Grey Boxes when rolling over type in Illustrator CS5.5

This is driving me insane. I have to have a solution as this is a work computer and I'm a designer who has deadlines to meet.
Whenever I roll over, select, move or try to edit some type elements in Illustrator, the preview of the type flicks into grey boxes (see below).
There's no cursor and I can't see what I'm typing nor can I be precise with the text placement.
What is the problem and how do I fix it?

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Here is the problematic:
1° How can i change the color of the text on a button in Roll Over or Click state (Cs5.5)
- I've many button in a doc im creating
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Hello,
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