G5 suffers color change with user switching

This is my biggest issue with my Mac. It has been going on since 10.4.1. Every time I switch to another user, then switch back, it seems as though the colors wash out. It happens about 3 seconds after I switch back. I have tried setting the colors the same in the color tables, but nothing seems to help. I have to restart to get my colors back. What can I do?

There is a good workaround:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060103162354164
Powerbook G4 1Ghz   Mac OS X (10.4.4)  

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