What am I doing wrong? Can't get images to open correctly in CS5.

I've been using Lightroom 3 for a while and decided to take the plunge and integrate CS5 into my workflow. I'm really new to CS5, so this is probably a stupid question. When I try to edit a photo in CS5, all I see is a black screen. I can see the thumbnail in the "layers" tab, but nothing else. If I select a large area, using one of the selection tools, I see a highly pixelated picture that only resolves if I click the actual pixels button. The same thing happens when I try to open a picture directly in CS5. I can see the preview, and when I click "open" I get the same black screen. What gives? Do I have something set incorrectly, or is this just general incompetence. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Joe

Thanks to all! I have a pretty old laptop that has an ATI Radeon X1400 graphics card and the Mfr hasn't upgraded that in years. Nonetheless, I downloaded the latest version and re-installed, but I still had the problem. I disabled the Open GL option and that seems to have solved the issue. What did I disable and how badly will that affect my work (assuming, of course, that I can actually learn to use the software!). Thanks again for your patience. I appreciate it.
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