var bFlashInstalled;
	var iFlashVersion;

	bFlashInstalled = false;

	iFlashVersion = getFlashVersion();
	
	if (iFlashVersion >= 0) bFlashInstalled = true;

	function getFlashVersion() {
		var agent, flashPlugin

		agent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();

		// NS3 needs flashVersion to be a local variable
		if (agent.indexOf("mozilla/3") != -1 && agent.indexOf("msie") == -1) flashVersion = 0;

		if (navigator.plugins != null && navigator.plugins.length > 0) {
			// NS3+, Opera3+, IE5+ Mac (support plugin array):  check for Flash plugin in plugin array
			flashPlugin = navigator.plugins['Shockwave Flash'];
			if (typeof flashPlugin == 'object') {
				if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('7.') != -1) flashVersion = 7;
				else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('6.') != -1) flashVersion = 6;
				else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('5.') != -1) flashVersion = 5;
				else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('4.') != -1) flashVersion = 4;
				else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('3.') != -1) flashVersion = 3;
			}
		}
		else if (agent.indexOf("msie") != -1 && parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4 && agent.indexOf("win")!=-1 && agent.indexOf("16bit")==-1) {
			// IE4+ Win32:  attempt to create an ActiveX object using VBScript
			document.write('<scr' + 'ipt language="VBScript"\> \n');
			document.write('on error resume next \n');
			document.write('dim obFlash \n');
			document.write('set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7") \n');
			document.write('if IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
			document.write('flashVersion = 7 \n');
			document.write('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6") end if \n');
			document.write('if flashVersion < 7 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
			document.write('flashVersion = 6 \n');
			document.write('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.5") end if \n');
			document.write('if flashVersion < 6 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
			document.write('flashVersion = 5 \n');
			document.write('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.4") end if \n');
			document.write('if flashVersion < 5 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
			document.write('flashVersion = 4 \n');
			document.write('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3") end if \n');
			document.write('if flashVersion < 4 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
			document.write('flashVersion = 3 \n');
			document.write('end if');
			document.write('</scr' + 'ipt\> \n');
		}
		else if (agent.indexOf("webtv/2.5") != -1) flashVersion = 3;	// WebTV 2.5 supports flash 3
		else if (agent.indexOf("webtv") != -1) flashVersion = 2;	// older WebTV supports flash 2
		else flashVersion = -1;	// Can't detect in all other cases

		return flashVersion;
	}