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 >= 5.5) && (document.body.filters))
   {
      for(var i=0; i<document.images.length; i++)
      {
         var img = document.images[i]
         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 + ";"
            + "filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader"
            + "(src=\'" + img.src + "\');\"></span>"
            img.outerHTML = strNewHTML
            i = i-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;
      /* hacked to exclude body tag! */
      if (document.all[i].nodeName != 'BODY' && itsAllGood && bg){
         if (bg.match(/\.png/i) != null){
            var mypng = bg.substring(5,bg.length-2);
            document.all[i].style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='"+mypng+"', sizingMethod='scale')";
            document.all[i].style.backgroundImage = "url('/images/blank.gif')";
         }
      }
   }
}