It almost seems like a Bloat Scam. On my other computer, my Windows 98SE Gateway, I originally had Windows Media Player 9 and now have Windows Media Player 10 and I know I don't have Windows Media Format 11 Runtime in it. Yet both Windows Media Players have worked fine.
So, it begs the question: Would then Windows Media Format 11 Runtime be something exclusive to Windows XP? Is it even needed with Windows Media Player 9 and Windows Media Player 10 on a Windows XP computer when it's NOT needed on a Windows 98SE computer?
Would Media Player Classic, VLC Player, JetAudio and any other Media Players NEED Windows Media Format 11 Runtime on a Windows XP computer?
Very mysterious. I'll have to see if I can Google up something more solid on this.