Trouble with color profiles?

Since installing photoshop, I've had no problems. A few days ago, I accedentally hit some hot key which changed some color profile settings, but I can't figure out which ones. Now, when I save a jpg or gif, the colors are much brighter and more vibrant than my working colors. If I turn on the proof colors preview, I get the true image. However, I never had that set before and it doesn't stay set now. Anyone know what's going on? The proof colors are set to "Monitor Colors".
I attached a sample of the same image open in photoshop and the saved jpg image open in Preview. I'd appreciate any help you can give me!

This has been discussed ad nauseam here, and there are many existing threads on the subject. This type of thread can get very long in no time. I suggest you take a look at them.
In a nutshell, you need to calibrate and profile your monitor accurately, select a working color space, honor that tag (color space) in all files you open, and tag all your files with the color profile in which they were created. Then look at the image in a color managed application.
If you choose not to embed the color profile in a JPEG, meaning you end up with an untagged JPEG file, be prepared to see color differences between the appearance of the image in some applications, most especially if you have a wide-gamut monitor. For instance, Photoshop and Firefox 3.0.8 (the latter with color management enabled, which is not by default) will correctly assume sRGB for all untagged images. On the other hand, all Apple applications, from the Finder through Preview, Safari, iPhoto and Aperture, just throw monitor profile at all untagged images. That will produce exactly the effect you show.
Similarly, if you leave an image created in, say ProPhoto RGB, untagged, it will look like it's on fire in Photoshop and Bridge, as well as in the Finder, etc.
To beging learning about color management, start here: http://www.gballard.net/psd/cmstheory.html

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OK, ready?
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