Pixelated Vector Lines

Hi,
CS6 runs fine on my computer, but I just got Flash Pro CC because I need it for school, and everything appears so blurry and pixelated in it that I can't use it at all.
I'm on WIndows 8.1, by the way.

reset your preferences -
acrobat: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/acrobat/X/pro/using/WS58a04a822e3e50102bd615109794195ff-7feb.w .html
adobe media encoder: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1713540
after effects: http://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/preferences.html
dreamweaver: https://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/kb/restore-preferences-dreamweaver-cs6-cc.html
flash: http://helpx.adobe.com/flash/kb/re-create-preferences-flash-professional.html
illustrator: http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/setting-preferences.html
indesign: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/526990
lightroom: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/help/setting-preferences-lightroom.html
muse (mac): https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1246022?tstart=0
photoshop: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/375776
photoshop elements: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/kb/preference-file-locations-photoshop-elements .html, http://www.photokaboom.com/photography/learn/Photoshop_Elements/troubleshooting/1_delete_p references_file.htm
premiere elements: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/kb/preference-file-locations-photoshop-elements .html
premiere pro: http://www.mediacollege.com/adobe/premiere/pro/troubleshooter/trash-preferences.html
if that fails, attach a screen shot showing an oval created with magnification 100%

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