Strange colors: CS4

I've just re-installed Vista, then CS4 on my computer. All functions/features seem to work correctly EXCEPT that when I now copy an image from my website and paste it into Photoshop there is reduced contrast in addition to a radical color shift, especially in the blue spectrum. When I copy the same photo into Paint the colors and contrast are identical to the original. I've re-loaded Photoshop CS4 twice now with no improvement.
Thanks
Mike Long

I assume you have updated your video drivers as part of the reinstall?
FWIW, I experienced a similar situation whereby the embedded color profile became "lost" resulting in a soft image with incorrect colors. Try opening the file and then click edit > assign profile. It is possible the resulting dialog will display "don't color manage this document" or alternatively the incorrect profile in the "profile" option. I never could figure out why only certain pics were affected by this problem but by reassigning the correct profile using the assign profile menu they subsequently displayed correctly.
Hope this helps!

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