Wrong color

Second time with a somewhat better description:
Adobe Elements 8 shows a color shift that cannot be corrected. I have tried about everything from uninstalling the program and total Adobe cleaning to remove any Adobe file followed with a new installation and deleting preferences in Elements.
Color management gives in 'no color management' a green shift in all pictures that is especially visible in black and white pictures. I have no grey colors they show up pink in the color swatch; however using them in a paint mode they appear greenish.
The two other options of color management (optimize for monitor or printer) provide a heavy purper shift.
All other programs on my PC (e.g. Picasa, Windows browser, Corelpaint12) appear in the correct colors.
My impression is that something is wrong in the interface between Elements and my monitor and printer drivers.
See attachment containing screen dumps of Elements as seen in Corelpaint 12.
Is anybody out there who has some useful advice?
Thank you.

Try removing any color profile associated with your display:
http://www.johnrellis.com/psedbtool/photoshop-elements-faq.htm#_Colors_are_wrong

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