IE9 Debugging With Debug Player 11.3 Fails locally

Can someone give me the lowdown on why I can't debug my flash projects locally in IE9 ?
The debug player 11.3 is sucessfully installed, the embed code is sound, the security settings are correct, no active x filtering, and content allowed in security settings. No sandbox issue etc.
Does IE 9 not allow it ?
I usually don't debug in IE9 but since I have it on my machine, Its worthwhile to know what is going on here so any info appreciated.
I SHOULD SAY THAT OF COURSE ONLINE CONTENT WORKS JUST FINE. BUT FLASHBUILDER 4.6 CAN NOT CONNECT IN IE9 TO DEBUGGER. ALL OTHER BROWSERS WORK FINE
WHY?

Yes, works fine in chrome and in firefox with debug player just ie 9 doesnt.
I can assure you I have the debug installed. Tested, and worked with flash some 8 years now so can verify that both with actionscript and by rightclicking >debug,
But Flashbuilder will not connect locally to IE9

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