Flash builder 4 no run or debug

Greetings.
Thank you for completing a very interesting technology. I am currently evaluating Flex platform to see if it is something I can rely on in the future when considering a RIA platform.
I started with Flash Builder beta 2 about a week before final release came out. All worked well as I was going through "flex in a week" series.
However, when moving from a trial to the final release I do not have "Run" and "Debug" buttons any more. I uninstalled beta first.
Both times I downloaded a plug-in version for windows. I tried installing twice; first into an existing eclipse environment (Zend Studio) and after it didn't work uninstalled and tried with bundled version of Eclipse. I have not tried downloading a standalone version yet. The only way to see the result is through "Export release build" which is OK for final preview but is impossible to debug.
I checked perspecitive customizer to see if the buttons were simply unchecked from the toolbar but they are nowhere to be found in the list.
I also noticed that my workspace changes are never saved and I always have to open all the views over again each time I start the application. Do not know if this is related.
How can I get back the debug and run buttons?
Thank you for any suggestions.

Try "Reset Perspective" in your Window menu.
Jason San Jose
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