Grays Appear Brown in CS3

Greetings,
I have Adobe CS3 Design Standard with PS, AI, AA, etc
I recently started using it and discovered that there is a color setting issue: my grays appear in shades of brown. Wow, that's weird.
I have Googled the issue, but have not discovered settings that work for both PS and AI. I tried using this thread:
http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=33692&page=1
I have synchronized my CS3 color settings via Adobe Bridge.
You can see an image of my current AI/PS settings here:
http://www.anseltaft.com/miscellaneous/images/current_ai_settings.png
http://www.anseltaft.com/miscellaneous/images/current_ps_settings.png
In PS, if I select "Windows RGB" from View > Proof Setup, the grays will look normal.
But in AI, if I select the same, they look brown. It is not until I select "Monitor RGB" that they appear normal.
My monitor is a Samsung SyncMaster 193P. My Windows display settings have a color management ICM file assocaited with it. I am not running their Magic Tune color management software. Also, I cannot find Adobe Gamma in my control panel... did that go the way of the dodo for CS3?
Anyhoo, any help would be appreciated. I want to start pulling out my hair.. but I don't have enough to spare these days.
Thanks,
Ansel

You need to calibrate your monitor. Adobe Gamma is gone. It's virtually worthless with LCD displays, anyway.
Try an Eye-One or a Huey. They're very inexpensive and do a nice job of monitor calibration.
This topic is discussed frequently in the Photoshop forum.
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