Wierd Problem

[FAIL]

I have a Windows 7 Hp Pavilion dv7 with an i7 processor, and the game loads fine. However, when I try to enter into the game itself, nothing is shown but the tips when they come up, the inventory and journal when i press their respective buttons, and the cursor or occasional hand when I am near a door. I cannot see anything. I have turn up the brightness and played with the setting to try and resolve this issue to no avail. The audio is fine, as I can hear the running water and lightning.