function correctPNG() // correctly handle PNG transparency in Win IE 5.5 & 6.
{
    var arVersion = navigator.appVersion.split("MSIE")
    var version = parseFloat(arVersion[1])
    if ((version <= 6.0) && (document.body.filters))
    {
       for(var j=0; j<document.images.length; j++)
       {
          var img = document.images[j]
          var imgName = img.src.toUpperCase()
          if (imgName.substring(imgName.length-3, imgName.length) == "PNG")
          {
             var imgID = (img.id) ? "id='" + img.id + "' " : ""
             var imgClass = (img.className) ? "class='" + img.className + "' " : ""
             var imgTitle = (img.title) ? "title='" + img.title + "' " : "title='" + img.alt + "' "
             var imgStyle = "display:inline-block;" + img.style.cssText
             if (img.align == "left") imgStyle = "float:left;" + imgStyle
             if (img.align == "right") imgStyle = "float:right;" + imgStyle
             if (img.parentElement.href) imgStyle = "cursor:hand;" + imgStyle
             var strNewHTML = "<span " + imgID + imgClass + imgTitle
             + " style=\"" + "width:" + img.width + "px; height:" + img.height + "px;" + imgStyle + ";" + "margin:0;"
             + "filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader"
             + "(src=\'" + img.src + "\');\"></span>"
             img.outerHTML = strNewHTML
             j = j-1
          }
       }
    }   
}
function alphaBackgrounds(){
   var rslt = navigator.appVersion.match(/MSIE (d+.d+)/, '');
   var itsAllGood = (rslt != null && Number(rslt[1]) >= 5.5);
   for (i=0; i<document.all.length; i++){
      var bg = document.all[i].currentStyle.backgroundImage;
      if (bg){
         if (bg.match(/.png/i) != null){
            var mypng = bg.substring(5,bg.length-2);
   //alert(mypng);
            document.all[i].style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='"+mypng+"', sizingMethod='crop')";
            document.all[i].style.backgroundImage = "url('')";
   //alert(document.all[i].style.filter);
         }                                              
      }
   }
}

if (navigator.platform == "Win32" && navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer" && window.attachEvent) {
window.attachEvent("onload", correctPNG);
window.attachEvent("onload", alphaBackgrounds);
}