function enableInlinePNG24InChat() {
	var arVersion = navigator.appVersion.split("MSIE"), version = parseFloat(arVersion[1]);
	if(((version >= 5.5) && (version < 7)) && (document.body.filters)) {
		var chatImage = document.getElementById('chatBackdrop');
		if (chatImage) {
			var img = chatImage, 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 + "\', sizingMethod='scale');\"></span>";
				img.outerHTML = strNewHTML;
			}
	   }
	}
}