ITunes screen goes black...

I have Vista OS on my Dell Inspiron laptop. When iTunes is open and it's window is in the background, when I then bring iTunes to the front, the screen is black. It stays black until I Minimize, then Maximize the iTunes window.
Is there a fix for this? Thank you!

i have the same thing!! i hate it!! someone please reply with an answer from GOD!

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