Major Monitor Issues in Finder

I was getting horrible refresh problems and artifacts in Finder. Here is what it looked like...
http://i36.tinypic.com/e9dyqh.jpg
So I zapped the PRAM and repaired permissions, now I am getting an oversaturation in the reds and cyans. Look at the picture below. The image on the left is a photograph in Firefox, the same image on the right is in QuickView...
http://i36.tinypic.com/jzwj81.jpg
ColorSync offers NO solutions, and the monitor colors do not change as I change to the listed ColorSync presets. What is going on?!

HI,
Try deleting the Finder preferences .plist file.
com.apple.finder.plist
~/Library/Preferences. Move that file to the Trash and restart your Mac.
*Try Firefox maintenance.*
Firefox 3.5 for Mac OS X
1. From the Tools menu, select Clear Recent History... .
2. From the Time range to clear: drop-down menu, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select Everything.
3. Click the down arrow next to "Details" to choose what history elements to clear. Click Clear Now.
Firefox 3 for Mac OS X
1. In Firefox, from the Tools menu, select Clear Private Data.
2. Make sure Cache and Cookies are checked, and then click Clear Private Data Now.
Carolyn

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Before you do anything drastic, repost your question in the Finder/Dock forum.
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Issues with Finder - reinstall Leopard???

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Besides that, every time I want to eject my Time Machine external HD, I need to relaunch Finder.
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Archive and Install using the OS DVD or by using Time Machine if you have it enabled.
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