Lighting Effects renders black, or very dark.

Hi,
I have been faced with an almost identical problem listed here - http://forums.adobe.com/message/5486667#5486667
However, the solution listed has not helped me.
The only thing that changes it from complete blackness is the "Ambience" value.
I've done all software and hardware updates, reinstalled the graphics card driver, and restarted a multitude of times.
I am using:
Dell Optiplex 390
Intel(R) HD Graphics 2000
Windows 7 64 bit
Photoshop CC
No Color Management
No plug-ins, or anything other than default PS settings
If it helps, I used Lighting Effects on Photoshop CS3 and CS6 for almost two years on this machine with no problem. This was the first time I had tried to use it since I upgraded to CC. I uninstalled all other versions of PS when I upgraded, so I have not tried to replicate the problem in older versions.
I have attached screenshots for reference.

Check to see if there are any updated drivers for your card. http://support.amd.com/en-us/download
The standard advice is to get the latest driver from the Graphics card maker rather than Microsoft or your PC maker.
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