PSE 7 bright vivid colors, doesn't match prints

I tried searching for a thread to answer this question but I could not find something that really helped specifically.
Use PSE7 to edit my jpg's and when I'm happy with the results then go to print, my prints do not match what I created on screen.  The colors are much darker, the rich greens in my landscapes are dull with a dark tint..overall, quite disappointing.
I use a Spyder 3 pro to calibrate my monitor and use that profile as the printing profile for PSE7.  I shoot a Canon 40d in sRGB.  My monitor and printer (Canon MP600) are set to use the profile created by the Spyder 3 Pro software.
When I use Canon Digital Photo Pro to edit raw images, the colors on screen are consistent with what I get printed on my Canon MP600.  The main difference here is that Canon DPP allows you to select the profile for image display and for printing.
Does PSE7 allow you to somehow select from your list of available profiles what color profile to be used for display?  Out of the color management options, I've tried to use the "Optimize for display" and "Optimize for printing" options..."no color management" and "let me choose.." still no difference in the prints vs. the screen.
If I take a file that I printed in Canon DPP, where the colors on screen match what is printed, and then open that same file in PSE7, the colors on screen are much different...they are much brighter and vivid than what I see in Canon DPP.
All I can do in Canon DPP is edit raw files and do the basic color editing...Obviously, PSE7 has many more features and plugins that are useful so I'd like to work in that program and print from there.
If I do all my editing of a file in PSE7 until I'm happy, my prints still won't match what I see in PSE7.  If I take that file and open it in Canon DPP, the colors are different, but they match what came out of the printer, albeit...darker and not vivid

Thanks..that did the trick.  I feel like a big dummy now
I got the explanation of the printer/paper profiles for my printer on the Canon website.
The prints are MUCH closer...the only difference I can tell now is eliminated when I use a good light to view my prints, when held up to a good light or sunlight, the prints are very true to what I see on the screen.
thanks

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