Blending Mode issue

Hello All,
I recently had to reinstall my CS4 suite. Now 3 of the Blending modes do not behave as they have in the past.
Now Classic Color Burn, Classic Color Dodge and Soft Light each change the appearance of the clip (see attachment) even though its the only layer.
However, when there is another layer underneath, the Classic Color Burn looks like Color Burn and Classic Color Dodge looks like Color Dodge, and Soft Ligth is a little different than Overlay, just as they were working in the past.
Its my understanding that if you apply a blending mode to a layer and there is no other layer beneathe it, there should be no change in the appearance of that layer. Except the application of Stencil/Silhouette Alpha or Luma will make the layer dissappear if there is nothing on beneath it..
I just need to know that my software was installed properly, and everything is as its supposed to be or do I need to re-install.
Thanks in advance
CS4 (AE 9.0.3) on a Mac OS 10.6.8

OOPS..... here's the attachments
The Image
With Classic color Burn applied
with Class color Dodge applied
with Soft light applied

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