15" Core Duo Macbook Pro Distorted Display after installing Boot Camp

I just put Leopard on and decided to use Boot Camp to install Windows XP Pro. After Windows Installed and I put on all the drivers I booted up to the Mac Side and then shut it down. After a while I booted it back up again and the display was all distorted I was able to fix the problem by reseting the PRAM and NVRAM but the problem keeps happening everytime I boot to the Windows side and then Shutdown. Is there any fix for this and does Apple even know it's a problem?
Thanks,
James

After a LOT of reboots, I've found a pattern AND SOLUTION for the problem:
For having this to happen, you have to be in OS X with everything normal then switch in Windows, then restart in OS X. (not a shut down) The screen goes inactive during the boot, but when in OS X, everything is normal. At the next boot though, the colors SHALL be all wrong, during the boot and once in the OS too. (Mac and Windows)
But I discovered that it happens only when you RESTART, not when you shut down the computer and then power it up. Seems like a parameter problem when Windows restart.
So my solution to stop having to reset the PRAM is this: when in Windows and wanting to go back to OS X, do not restart, shut down the computer and power it up to choose OS X. I hope this will help some people.
Olivier
P.S.: Restarting from OS X seems fine for now, no problem at all.

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