I recently downloaded gmail but all I get is a strange looking version with lines running through the boxes. It looks nothing like my buddie's gmail page. As well, some sites I open do not contain all the information that my other PC is able to bring up. It doesn't look the same, ie: no black backgrounds, lack of color that a particluar page has on my other PC...Thx!

s with Gmail, it was just a matter of registering and then using your own browser to receive mail.

Perhaps this may help
Gmail Help