Macbook 10.4.11 update display problems

yesterday morning I ran software update and picked up the 10.4.11 update.
immediately after install, my display went from millions of colors to a weird
256 color setting. I tried messing with the color settings as well as a hardware check and a PRAM reset to no avail. The odd thing is, when I boot the computer up, the color/display functions as it should until the finder loads. After that, the color is totally messed up.
Anyone seen this or have any suggestions ?
I'd screenshot this, but I am positive the actual jpeg's would look as they are supposed on everyone else's display...
Thx

wow.
so simple, many thanks!
I'll let the guy at the local MAC store in on it,
he had another box on the desk with the exact same issue.
odd that this happened with the update.

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