function detectFlash() {  
  if (navigator.plugins) {
    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;
    }
  }
  for (var i = 2; i <= maxVersion; i++) {  
    if (eval("flash" + i + "Installed") == true) actualVersion = i;
  }
  if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("WebTV") != -1) actualVersion = 3;  
  if (actualVersion >= requiredVersion) {
    hasRightVersion = true;                
  }
}


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