Photoshop CS3 Colors Displaying Incorrectly

I just bought a copy of Photoshop CS3 and I have it installed on my desktop and my laptop.  Photoshop CS3 is working fine on my laptop, but the colors aren't displaying correctly on my desktop.  I'll construct an image, save it and open it in another program or a browser, and the colors will be a little different.  I've attached a screenshot to better illustrate my point.  I'm stumped and any help with this is appreciated.

Mr Technique
In case you don't undertand, that is one technique that does not work.
You would be advised NOT to pass it on to any friends who have colour problems on their display.
If you want to know why it is wrong, read this:
http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1332853

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