Please Help....Photoshop CS4

Hello,
I have just installed CS4 on my PC and when I open ANY photo the photo is "covered" with what looks like some type of mesh or strange lines.
I have installed the add on from the website (11.0 I believe) to no avail. Pictures are still messed up.
Anyone know what I could do, or what I have done wrong?
thanks in advance for any suggestions
attached is a print screen of the problem

Your welcome.
Plus what Chris said. Go to the ATI or Nvidia website and see if there are any driver updates for your GPU. Your missing out on a lot with opengl off.

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