Help with Pantone+ colors?

I know this has been posted many times but I have not been able to track down an answer...
I'm working on Illustrator CC and looking to create a logo with PMS colors. I know the CMYK breakdown of a certain color, PMS 467, (9, 15, 34, 0), as we've been using it for years. When I go to use that color in CC, it's much darker and different.
I looked here (http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/pantone-plus.html) and tried to remove the Pantone+ libraries and replaced with Pantone from my old CS5. The problem is still occurring. Maybe it just isn't set to realize this? When I select color books though, the + is definitely gone, but the color is still off.
It's not practical for me to use my old laptop with CS5, it's way too old and slow.
Is there ANYTHING anyone knows on how to get through this? I know the people I am doing this logo for are going to want the PMS and the CMYK colors and I know they aren't going to be on CC/CS6. I desperately need the older color books on CC.
Thank you so much in advance!!!

Hi Monica - I should have mentioned in my original post - I did indeed do that.... still not working correctly

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