Detecting if Flash Player exists on IE

I'm able to detect if Flash Player exists on every browser except IE. The code we are using to detect Flash Player is:
if (navigator.mimeTypes && navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"]) { // display Flash Object }
else { // display image }
This will not work for IE. I am using IE9 on Windows 7 64bit.
Any help appreciated.

Hi, You should be able to see the Flash Player logo animation and the version of Flash Player that is Installed for each browser used to test: http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
This site gives additional info but no animation: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html
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