Insert SWF into PowerPoint 2010?

When I wanted to insert a SWF into a PowerPoint 2007 presentation, I would use the More Controls dialog in PowerPoint's Developer tab to insert a Shockwave/Flash object. But in PowerPoint 2010, that control is missing from the dialog. Where did it go? When I click the Register Custom DLL, there's no obvious file to choose, either.
Has anyone else run into this? I'm not looking for a way to convert a SWF into a video that can be embedded or using a 3rd-party plug-in or anything like that. I know how to do those things. I'm specifically looking to insert a SWF using only what's built into PowerPoint and Flash, so if anyone has info on it, please let me know!

I have installed PowerPoint 2010 beta release on my machine. I was able to attach a SWF file to the presentation successfully. All options to insert a video are located on the Insert tab, in the Media group. Please refer to the link below on how to insert a flash movie to the presentation.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/embed-a-video-in-your-presentation-HA010 374729.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA010338310
Also Microsoft have provided support for Flash in PowerPoint 2010. To find the list of supported formats please visit the following link:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/compatible-audio-and-video-file-formats- in-powerpoint-2010-HA010336709.aspx?CTT=1

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