How to stop images from automatically brightening in lightroom 2

I have been using lightroom 2 for a few months now and what I can't seem to figure out is once I import my images, and I start to preview them the images will automatically alter (saying rendering image), usually creating an image that is brighter and duller than my original image taken with my camera.  I want to stop this so my images will hold the vibrance my camera has already created.  I seem to be spending more time adjusting the images back to the original presets.  Anyone know how to change this setting?

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