Missing tools in photoshop CS4

Hi there,
I've just taken the plunge and bought Photoshop CS4. I installed it but when I first went to use it it appears that the tool palette is incomplete. The magic eraser isn't there. The plain old eraser is, but there is nothing behind it. The same thing occurs for the other layered tools in the palette. Has this happened to anyone else? Is it easily fixable? Or did I get a lemon???
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
ChristineH40

Thank you, thank you, thank you... That worked. I thought I was going
crazy there for a while.
ChristineH.

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