Is the star always black even when you're closer to it? Could you post a screenshot of that?
And what kind of graphics card do you have in your desktop?
Yes, the star is always black. When I'm close to it, it looks like it is eclipsed. I can see the flares, however. Also, the graphics of the planets are messed up.
I don't know what information you need exaclty, so I'll paste all I can find.
Windows XP Professional (not original)
Service Pack 3
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU
E2200 @ 2.20GHz
2,99 GB of RAM
I hope that's it.
Oh, and sorry, Xriqxa. I just can't be polite sometimes.