CS4 DW - Template messed up

Template looks good, but when updating or creating new pages fonts and colors are wrong. Scanned for problems like viruses and the folder is clean. Not an html person so utterly lost and frustrated. Checked properties and the only things that seems wrong is Headings, I correct the colors and save, but they are still wrong when I create or update a page.
I reloaded the pages from the site back to my computer using FTP so they are good. It has to be a program issue. Should I uninstall and reinstall?
I appreciate your help!

Hi Chris,
It would help a great deal if you could provide us a link to your site after uploading it. It isn't very clear from your email about the colors that you require and what exactly goes wrong. Being explicit will help the experts here understand and solve your problem.
Thanks,
Preran

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