Instrument panel will not display on laptop

I installed FS 9 (2004) on a new laptop and the instrument panel will not
show. Here is a link to a screen captu
http://www.cockpitgps.com/fsproblem.jpg.

My computer is an eMachines 5405, here are the details:
http://www.emachines.com/support/sup...prodName=M5405

I have tried different resolutions and I still get the problem.
Interestingly enough, the problem is only with the main instrument panel.
The radio stack works and the virtual cockpit works as well as all the other
views.

Any help would be appreciated. In exchange, you can download a free copy of
my e-book on using GPS at www.cockpitgps.com. I am not sure that's such a
great deal since you can download a copy anyway, but I would still
appreciate any clues on how to fix this.

Thanks,

John Bell