Photoshop CS4 Half Layer Transparency Problem

Hello, my name is Rob. I know this might seem weird, I am still new with CS4, I've been using Photoshop CS for a few years now and just switched to CS4 a few days ago, but I have a problem. When I make a new "work" (when you go File->New) the next thing I'll get is a transparent layer cut in half on diagonal. I don't know if this is a feature of CS4, a setting or a bug, or maybe something that went wrong at installation. I need some help.
I included some pictures to let you have a look.
(If I do save the image, it is fully displayed. I find this very inconvenient because I don't know where should I put the text/images.)
(Sorry for the noobish image, just wanted to show you my problem.)

Robert Neagu wrote:
Now, could you explain what does turning OpenGL do? What features does it turn off and what are they used for?
It would seem that your video card is not up to the job of running OpenGL
This Knowledge Base article explains it all far better than I can:
http://go.adobe.com/kb/ts_kb404898_en-us
It is worth reading in full.

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