HELP, why does saved image look too sharp when re-opened in Photoshop but normal in Windows viewer?

Been using Photoshop Elements 7 for several years and this has never happened before! I applied sharpening to an image and saved two copies: PSD and JPEG. When I re-opened the PSD file it looked WAY over-sharpened. In Photoshop Editor I then opened the JPEG and it too looked way over-sharpened. But the strange thing is that when I view the JPEG in the Windows Photo Viewer it looks normal! Just as it did when I originally saved it. I decided to try an experiment. I opened the PSD file that now appears overly sharpened and saved a new JPEG. I then opened the new JPEG in Windows Photo Viewer -- and it looks normal, even though it was saved from the PSD file that looks over-sharp! I then opened the same, newly saved JPEG in Photoshop -- and it now looks oversharp and distorted, just like the PSD file. Can anyone tell me what is going on here? I'm completely confused! Hope someone can help me figure this out. Thanks!

The over sharpening may have caused a color shift.
You might have better luck using the adjust sharpness command. Enhance<Adjust Sharpness.
Skip down to "Precisely sharpen an image" on the help page listed below for info on adjust sharpness command.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/PhotoshopElements/7.0_Win/WSAC75B090-7431-4b74-B4DC-C5B02EBC4C BF.html
Here are a handful of links which might be of use about USM.
http://photocritic.org/unsharp-mask-sharpening-photos-photoshop/
Note: You will not be able to do the manual USM segment in the above article as Photoshop Elements does not include the Apply Image Command. It does give some start settings to try out.
http://www.photokaboom.com/photography/learn/Photoshop_Elements/sharpening/USM_2_amount_ra dius_threshold.htm
http://www.naturescapes.net/122004/tg1204.htm
http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/unsharp-mask.html
USM for haze removal added as it can be a useful thing to know:
http://www.lonestardigital.com/photoshop_quicktips.htm
Several sharpening methods discussed including highpass sharpening.
http://www.photokaboom.com/photography/learn/Photoshop_Elements/sharpening/1_sharpening_in troduction.htm
Highpass sharpening:
http://www.essential-photoshop-elements.com/high-pass-sharpening.html
http://nyfalls.com/article-photoshop-high-pass-sharpening.html

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