# Platform detection-Need help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platform-detection-need-help/99997>\
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**Created:** [January 24, 2004, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platform-detection-need-help/99997 "2004-01-24T23:16:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Artom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Artom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Artom)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2004, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platform-detection-need-help/99997/1 "2004-01-24T23:16:34Z")

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Guys,

how do i detect if the user’s using a Mac IE or Win IE. this is what i’d like to do - If it’s a Mac IE this .swf needs to be loaded or if it’s a Win IE that .swf needs to be loaded. Any ideas how to go about that? Please help.

Thanks in advance.