Lightroom 5 slideshow problem

Lightroom 5 slideshow
After selecting "Preview" only black screen.
The slideshow don't work.

Hi everyone,
I am also facing this issue (bug?), indeed when choosing:
- Preview
- Play.
The result is quite the same: when choosing "Play" I have a whole black screen; With "Preview" it is the only display area which "freezes". In both cases the only solution is to exit LR5 (using Alt+F4).
I have not experienced the "pretty bicolor" screen.
I can export the slideshow in PDF as well as in JPEG. However trying to "export as video" crashes having the following message "An error of undetremined type occured". It does not depend on the slideshow length (here 13 slides) nor on the resolution (here 480 x 270). (Screen capture included)
LR3 worked perfectly. I have not tested LR4 directly jumping from LR3 to LR5.
My configuration:
- Micrososoft Windows 7 Professional 64bits (SP1)
- Proc: AMD Phenom II x6 1045T
- RAM: 4096 MB
- HD1 (OS): 112 GB (with 18 GB free)
- HD2 (catalogs): 212 GB (with 48 GB free)
- Graphic card: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 (2040 MB) (driver version 9.18.13.783 - 2013/02/19)
- Cache memory (pictures): 50 GB
- Cache memory (video): unlimited
Looking into your configuration I have remarked your graphic card is also an NVIDIA model. Is there a link?
Looking forward to your feedback.

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From: twenty_one
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Received: 2/10/2013 12:30:42 PM
Subject: lightroom 4 color problem
Re: lightroom 4 color problem
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***** Original Post *****
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Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 20:34:32 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Please help with slideshow problems!
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