function detectFlash(){	

	if (navigator.plugins){					// does navigator.plugins exist?
		if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] 	// yes>> then is Flash 2 
		|| navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]){	// or flash 3+ installed?

			// set convenient references to flash 2 and the plugin description
			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));

			// we know the version, now set appropriate version flags
			flash2Installed = flashVersion == 2;		
			flash3Installed = flashVersion == 3;
			flash4Installed = flashVersion == 4;
			flash5Installed = flashVersion == 5;
		}
	}
	
	// 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) actualVersion = i;
	}
	if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("WebTV") != -1) actualVersion = 2;	

	// we're finished getting the version. time to take the appropriate action

	if (actualVersion >= requiredVersion) {    // user has a new enough version
		hasRightVersion = true;		   // flag: it's okay to write out the object/embed tags later

	} 
}

detectFlash();	// call our detector now that it's safely loaded.	
	
// ****** END FLASH PLUG-IN DETECTION ******