var flash2Installed = false;    
	var flash3Installed = false;    
	var flash4Installed = false;   
	var flash5Installed = false;    
	var flash6Installed = false;  
	var maxVersion = 6; 
	var actualVersion = 0;         
	var hasRightVersion = false; 
	var jsVersion = 1.0;
	var gotflash = 0;

	// Check the browser...we're looking for ie/win
	var isIE = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1) ? true : false;    
	var isWin = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Windows") != -1) ? true : false;

	// This is a js1.1 code block, so make note that js1.1 is supported.
	jsVersion = 1.1;

	// Write vbscript detection on ie win. IE on Windows doesn't support regular
	// JavaScript plugins array detection.
	if(isIE && isWin)
	{
		document.write('<SCR' + 'IPT LANGUAGE=VBScript\> \n');
		document.write('on error resume next \n');
		document.write('flash2Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.2"))) \n');
		document.write('flash3Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3"))) \n');
		document.write('flash4Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.4"))) \n');
		document.write('flash5Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.5"))) \n');  
		document.write('flash6Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6"))) \n'); 
		document.write('</SCR' + 'IPT\> \n'); // break up end tag so it doesn't end our script
	}
				
	function detectFlash() 
	{
		// If navigator.plugins exists...
		if (navigator.plugins) 
		{
			// ...then check for flash 2 or flash 3+.
			if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] || navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]) 
			{
				var isVersion2 = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ? " 2.0" : "";
				var flashDescription = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash" + isVersion2].description;
	      
				var flashVersion = parseInt(flashDescription.charAt(flashDescription.indexOf(".") - 1));
	     
				flash2Installed = flashVersion == 2;    
				flash3Installed = flashVersion == 3;
				flash4Installed = flashVersion == 4;
				flash5Installed = flashVersion == 5;
				flash6Installed = flashVersion >= 6;
			}
		}
	  
		// Loop through all versions we're checking, and
		// set actualVersion to highest detected version.
		for (var i = 2; i <= maxVersion; i++) 
		{
			if (eval("flash" + i + "Installed") == true) gotflash = i;
		}
	}

	detectFlash();  // call our detector now that it's safely loaded.