Lightroom 2 colour/darkness vs Lightroom 1

I have just upgraded to lightroom 2 and all images appear too dark, too contrasty and with a slight colour cast. The strange thing is that lightroom 1.4 is still on my machine, and, when looking at the same picture through Lightroom 1.4, the result is fine. Photoshop is also correct.
So, it can't be hardware.
Perusing the forums indicate that lightroom uses the colour space defined by the monitor driver, while photoshop CS3 bypasses it. This would indicate a problem with the monitor driver if LR 1.4 appeared incorrect. But that is the puzzling thing: LR 1.4 is OK.
My relevant specs:
Vista 64-bit, 4Gb RAM
Dual monitors - Samsung Synchmaster 226W and 245B.
Nvidia 8800 gtx (718 Mb)
Can anyone suggest anything?

Then why are we back (in LR2) to the pre LR 1.4.1 printer profiles not working correctly when printing in 10.5.x. The workaround of setting the same profile in the Colorsync Utility for the paper selected has to once again be implemented.
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When I brought this up in the beta forum this is the answer I got. "might I point out it's called BETA for a reason?" Yet this problem was know with 1.3.1 and earlier, corrected in 1.4.1 and now it is back with LR2. And know one has any answers for this?
While not really belonging here what about IDCS3 and the monitor profile being introduced in the RGB Printflow.
If they know what they are doing where are the answers to these problems?

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Dear Rob,
ADL is off and I made again some snaps. RAW ( NEF) and JPEG are taken at the SAME time.
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vriendelijke groet!
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Van: Rob Cole
Verzonden: woensdag 29 oktober 2014 13:41
Aan: Marianne Matthys
Onderwerp: Hello, RAW snaps too dark in Lightroom.
Hello, RAW snaps too dark in Lightroom.
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All images used are Jpeg and nothing to do with RAW
Monitor: DELL 2209WA
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Conclusion, the initial colours shown in different program, esp lightroom vs the rest make me hesitant on which colours to trust and which to do editing on. I have no issues with the exported Jpeg, which i can get them to the colours i want.
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