Thank you, new drivers did the trick, for both issues. Seems 'latest' from HP isn't good enough :D That said, now I can't seem to alt-tab out of the game, which I could earlier. I have to use the windows button on my keyboard to be able to do stuff (like answering here). Not that important to me, I ...

Thank you for quick reply, dxdiag zipped and attached

Purchased and installed through steam, if that makes any difference.

Also, when trying to run the game without forcing opengl, it loops trying to start, and then eventually to fails start. When I force openGL, the fleets are perfectly visible when they are moving around, but when they are stationed at a system, they become invisible, yet clickable. Same goes for ever...