// -----------------------------------------------
// This is an altered version of the code from here:
// http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2003/windows-media-in-netscape/
// -----------------------------------------------

function detectWMP() // This function does the check for WMP version
{
	var wmpInfo = {
		installed: false,
		versionInfo: null
	};
	var wmp64 = "MediaPlayer.MediaPlayer.1";
	var wmp7 = "WMPlayer.OCX.7";
	if((window.ActiveXObject) || window.GeckoActiveXObject)
	{
		var player = createActiveXObject(wmp7);
		if(player)
		{
			wmpInfo.installed = true;
			wmpInfo.versionInfo = player.versionInfo;
			return wmpInfo;
		}
		else
		{
			player = createActiveXObject(wmp64);
			if(player)
			{
				wmpInfo.installed = true;
				wmpInfo.versionInfo = "6.4";
				return wmpInfo;
			}
			else
			{
        wmpInfo.versionInfo = "0";
				return wmpInfo;
			}
		}
	}
	else if(navigator.mimeTypes)
	{
		var player = navigator.mimeTypes['application/x-mplayer2'].enabledPlugin;
		if(player)
		{	
			
			wmpInfo.installed = true;
            wmpInfo.versionInfo = "0";
			return wmpInfo;
		}
		return wmpInfo;
	}
	
	
}
function createActiveXObject(id)
{
  var error;
  var control = null;

  try
  {
    if (window.ActiveXObject)
    {
      control = new ActiveXObject(id);
    }
    else if (window.GeckoActiveXObject)
    {
      control = new GeckoActiveXObject(id);
    }
  }
  catch (error)
  {
    ;
  }
  return control;
}