Hmm. It's hard for me to say exactly what the issue is; I still think it's more than likely a driver problem. (Unfortunately, having the latest version doesn't mean the driver is bug-free.)
It could also be an issue with graphics settings - I'm not familiar with Intel specifically, but both NVIDIA and AMD both have utilities that let you configure various aspects of 3D accelerated graphics, and I'd imagine Intel provides a similar utility. Poking around there might be worth a shot.
Also: make sure your display color depth is set to 32 bit in Windows. If you have multiple graphics cards on your computer (usually the case in laptops that have an on-motherboard card and a decdicated card), make sure it's running the game using the card that you think it does.
Sorry about the trouble! If you still can't get it working an would like a refund, please send me an email at fractalsoftworks [at] gmail [dot] com with your order info. I wish I could do more to help, but this really doesn't look like anything I can fix on my end.
