Certain programs opening up with nothing but a black screen, screenshot included.

Jrthesniper

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First off, this is my first time posting on the forums and hopefully this is the right section for this question/problem.

Recently I have downloaded a few programs: MotioninJoy and the Coolrom downloader. Both of these programs when opened display the header for the program and nothing but black where the rest of the program should be. All of the buttons and everything on the interface works however the only way to find out where they are is to hover over them with my mouse( I can use the program by having a screenshot of it on one monitor and using it as a reference on where the buttons/tools/options are). Also, skype ( for about 8 months now) is acting similarly.
Below is a screen shot.
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If possible I would like skype to display properly over all else.
Additional information:

  • Malware bytes and avg found nothing on my computer after full scans
    I torrent frequently
    I have used bleach bit to clean a lot of things however I had this problem before ever using the program
    I can do a clean install of Windows 7 if need be
    Amd FX 4100 cpu, cheap 35$ mobo, Nvidia 550ti gpu, 8 year old HDD, after market air cooling, 420 watt psu, some cool peripherals, 2 monitors. 1 stick of 8GB DDR3 Viper 3 ram #regret
 
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No problem. Could you mark my answer as "best solution"? Since no one else answered it is technically "the best".

miningpyropony

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Make sure all of your drivers are up to date, if it still turns up black, run memtest86+, if it pops up any errors, your ram is bad, if it works fine without errors, the graphics card would be my next bet.
 

Jrthesniper

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Thanks for the super fast response. I ended up doing a rage reinstall of windows. I figured it would be faster than the trouble shooting process. Thank you again though. Seems to have done the trick.
 

miningpyropony

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No problem. Could you mark my answer as "best solution"? Since no one else answered it is technically "the best".

 
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