var bFlashInstalled;
	var iFlashVersion;

	bFlashInstalled = false;

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

	function getFlashVersion() {

		var isIE  = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1) ? true : false;
		var isWin = (navigator.appVersion.toLowerCase().indexOf("win") != -1) ? true : false;
		var isOpera = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera") != -1) ? true : false;
	
		// NS/Opera version >= 3 check for Flash plugin in plugin array
		var flashVer = -1;
	
		if (navigator.plugins != null && navigator.plugins.length > 0) {
			if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] || navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]) {
				var swVer2 = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ? " 2.0" : "";
				var flashDescription = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash" + swVer2].description;
				var tempArrayMajor = flashDescription.split(" ")[2];
				flashVer = tempArrayMajor.split(".")[0];			
			}
		}
		// MSN/WebTV 2.6 supports Flash 4
		else if (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("webtv/2.6") != -1) flashVer = 4;
		// WebTV 2.5 supports Flash 3
		else if (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("webtv/2.5") != -1) flashVer = 3;
		// older WebTV supports Flash 2
		else if (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("webtv") != -1) flashVer = 2;
		else if ( isIE && isWin && !isOpera ) {
			flashVer = ControlVersion();
			var versionArray = flashVer.split(" ")[1];
			flashVer = versionArray.split(",")[0];
		}

		return flashVer;
	}

	function ControlVersion() {
		var version;
		var axo;
		var e;

		// NOTE : new ActiveXObject(strFoo) throws an exception if strFoo isn't in the registry

		try {
			// version will be set for 7.X or greater players
			axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7");
			version = axo.GetVariable("$version");
		} catch (e) { }

		if (!version) {
			try {
				// version will be set for 6.X players only
				axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6");
				
				// installed player is some revision of 6.0
				// GetVariable("$version") crashes for versions 6.0.22 through 6.0.29,
				// so we have to be careful. 
				
				// default to the first public version
				version = "WIN 6,0,21,0";

				// throws if AllowScripAccess does not exist (introduced in 6.0r47)		
				axo.AllowScriptAccess = "always";

				// safe to call for 6.0r47 or greater
				version = axo.GetVariable("$version");

			} catch (e) { }
		}

		if (!version) {
			try {
				// version will be set for 4.X or 5.X player
				axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3");
				version = axo.GetVariable("$version");
			} catch (e) { }
		}

		if (!version) {
			try {
				// version will be set for 3.X player
				axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3");
				version = "WIN 3,0,18,0";
			} catch (e) { }
		}

		if (!version) {
			try {
				// version will be set for 2.X player
				axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash");
				version = "WIN 2,0,0,11";
			} catch (e) {
				version = -1;
			}
		}

		return version;
	}