RAW photo screen GREEN resolved!!!

A lot of folks read my original two posts without any ideas.  I went from a WinXP system and a 24 inch Samsung LCD to a brand new Windows 7 and a DELL 24 inch IPS LCD monitor.  On both systems, running RAW picutres with PSE 8 everything worked perfectly.  When I installed PS CS4, on both machines, The whole RAW screen was a light green...very agrivating and it made processing photos very hard.  I have now RESOLVED the problem and my RAW screen in PS CS4 is no longer green  I calibrated my monitor, that's it!  A professional photographer friend suggested I get a program like Spyder 3 Pro...so I did a bunch of research on like programs, and chose Spyder3Pro for my needs.  Installed it today and WOW, what a difference!  Now I know why the pros all say you need to calibrate your screen and I will calibrate it monthly as recommended.  I am surprised no one else has had a similar problem  Oh well, my problems is fixed and I am happy.

Thanks for posting your solution. 
I hope lots of people read this and get into the habit of regular monitor calibration.
For casual users who can't afford a hardware calibration device, the free software Calibrize does a reasonable job.
http://www.calibrize.com/

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