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('''Note:''' As of this writing, [https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ the Plugin Check page] has not yet been revised to take advantage of the new version property in Firefox 3.6. So, the limitations described above still apply.) | ('''Note:''' As of this writing, [https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ the Plugin Check page] has not yet been revised to take advantage of the new version property in Firefox 3.6. So, the limitations described above still apply.) | ||
==== The Internet Explorer problem ==== | |||
If you're using Microsoft Internet Explorer, none of the above applies. | |||
On IE, the <code>navigator.plugins</code> property is empty, and no plugin information is exposed. Thus, the only technique left available is to attempt to embed sample instances of known popular plugins and probe them for info/capabilities. An error in embedding a plugin tells us it's not installed, but there's no way to get a full list of what ''is'' installed. | |||
Since this approach to plugin detection is so radically different than what works on most other browsers, we've been slow to work on support for IE. | |||
== Server-side plugin search == | == Server-side plugin search == | ||