Upgraded to Yosemite. Iphoto Library Upgrader problems

I've downloaded the iPhoto library upgrader from App store and installed it, but when I go into Finder and Utilities, the only thing I find sends me back to installing the upgrade.  What am I doing wrong?

Exactly what do you find and how does it send you somewhere?

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