function password_check(x) 
	{
	if((document.getElementById("password1").value == document.getElementById("password2").value) && (document.getElementById("password2").value != ""))
		{
		document.getElementById("passwordcheck").innerHTML = "<img src='/styles/all/tick.gif' alt='Passwords match' />";
		}
	else if((document.getElementById("password1").value != document.getElementById("password2").value) && (document.getElementById("password2").value != "") && (x == 2))
		{
		document.getElementById("passwordcheck").innerHTML = "<span class='signup_check'>Passwords do not match</span>";
		}			
	else if(((document.getElementById("password1").value.length < 6) || (document.getElementById("password1").value.length > 16)) && (x == 3))
		{
		document.getElementById("passwordcheck1").innerHTML = "<span class='signup_check'>Password must 6 - 16 characters long</a>";
		length = 1;
		}
	else if(x == 3)
		{
		document.getElementById("passwordcheck1").innerHTML = "<img src='/styles/all/tick.gif' alt='Passwords is valid' />";
		}
	else
		{
		document.getElementById("passwordcheck").innerHTML = ""
		}
	if((length == 1) && (document.getElementById("password1").value.length > 5) && (document.getElementById("password1").value.length < 17))
		{
		document.getElementById("passwordcheck1").innerHTML = "<img src='/styles/all/tick.gif' alt='Passwords is valid' />";
		}
	}