Edited images shift color when printing or transferring to PC platforms

I'm a photographer and I edit my images in Photoshop, Light Room and Capture One. It seems however that lately they shift color to a green tint when I attempt to print them through the Noritsu kiosk systems and more, they do the same when transfered to a PC. I have not experienced this till recently and I wonder if is a softer update issue....
Could anyone advise?
Thank you.

Nothing better than answering your own dilemma.
The mastery is in the Photoshop CS3 default settings. Thankful for the really pro color specialist and Google:)
Here is the link that explains it all.....should anyone else face the weird color shifts and blames it on the Mac and Pc not getting along.
http://www.viget.com/inspire/the-mysterious-save-for-web-color-shift/

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