What graphics chipset is in your laptop FunkyCat as I believe that is the source of your problems.
Try upgrading to the latest video card drivers if its an ATI or NVIDIA.
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Intel C2D E4500 @ 3.6GHz
Asus P5N-E SLI
Point of View 8800GT OC
4GB Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400C5 DDR2 SDRAM
Windows Vista x64 Ultimate SP1