Typically it is the video card driver causing this. Check your driver. It is not always best to use the latest driver for a video card either.
If you have an NVidia FX5000 series, or earlier, then use the 61.77 version drivers. If you have an NVidia FX6000 series, or later, then use the latest driver from NVidia (
http://www.nvidia.com).
If you have an ATI 9000 series, or earlier, use the Catalyst 4.12 drivers. If the ATI card is a later version, you can try the latest release.