Hi Joncwyatt,
You might try on a different computer and there are two CC versions CC and CC 2014. If the CC 2014 version of After Effects wasn't what you installed you might test if that version works.
An easy way to tell the difference are the splash screens, the CC version has 3D blocks shooting out of the corners versus the CC 2014 has kind of an image, sort of a whirl pool at the top if that helps.
https://creative.adobe.com/products/download/aftereffects
- Dave