CS5 Color Settings problem

Hello, my issue is that now after switching to CS5 (from 4) whenever I work in Photoshop (only) the color settings look wrong on my screen. Everything has that yellowish/brownish tinge to it unless I enter "Proof Colors" and select "Monitor RGB" I can get it to look exactly as it should. Here are my settings:
This second picture is actually a good example of what is going on... the screenshot on the right is what PS looks like without "Proof Colors" checked (wrong) and on the left is it with "proof colors" checked. Can anyone help me out? Its a total pain to have to use proof colors every time, and I don't understand what has changed from CS4 to CS5 - Thanks!

It's likely isolated to Photoshop because it's one of the very few color-managed applications available.
A hunch... In Windows 7, check this:
1. Click Start and type color management into the search box.
2. When Color Management comes up, click it.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
What Device and Viewing Conditions profiles do you see in the Windows Color System Defaults section?
The defaults all start with System default ... If any are changed, perhaps you might want to put them back to their default settings.
-Noel
P.S., You might want to consider checking the checkboxes next to "Ask When..." in your Photoshop Color Management preferences dialog. I find doing so helps me know when an image is not in my preferred color space.

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