Editing color sync profile names?

Just not sure where to post this but my main concern is with Aperture use.
My problem is that many of the icc profiles that have been added to the various support folders have nearly useless names. Also the list as it appears in "View/Proofing Profile >) is essentially not organized in any meaningful way. I'd like to be able to edit the names as they appear in the menu and organize the list (using folder if possible).
I know where the icc profiles are supposed to be located. And I know that I can use ColorSync Utility to view and edit them a bit. In fact it appears that I can change the name but when I log out/in or restart nothing happens. Also some profiles in the list are not located in any of the normal folders. I think these maybe in the printer support folders.
Any ideas? This area is a major mess. Am I missing something obvious?
Sure wish printing services would name these with some thought.
John

You might want to try calibrating the PB's display.

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I understand that Aperture uses a proprietary color sync profile
If the profile were proprietary, it would be an illegal profile under the ICC Specification.
However, I note that my RAW images exported from Aperture 2.0 as jpg's and then uploaded to web sites such as Jalbum and Orkut are washed out.
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The problem is something else.
This report is showing you there are 5 profile out of 929 that your OS doesn't agree with for whatever reason.
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Look for something different between your setups.
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Forums are there for posting any queries.
Yes, and it's also a common courtesy to acknowledge help to any query you might have by marking answers as "helpful" or (the very thought) "correct".
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