Where is the brush tool associated with tablets gone to in CS6?

I have a problem right now. Do you know that icon which is next to the brush size icon once you select the brush tool?
That icon once you insert a drawing tablet in so that your drawings can be better with how much pressure you put into it? I forgot the name of it but it does not appear when I put my tablet in.. But it worked in CS5.5.
HELP PLEASE. Without this tool, I basically bought CS6 for no reason as this is the most important thing I need to even begin any work.

Hey there! Thanks for your reply as the whole adobe forum did not bother..
But I already sought out my problem too by going on another forum and basically downloading the program that came with my bamboo tablet.. I left my installation CD at home you see, so I forgot that was what I needed to get the pressure sensitivity thing back. And I got it!
Thanks, and what 'updates' were you talking about?

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******BUG******
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