Export to Quicktime for PC playback

I'm trying to export Motion and Soundtrack Pro projects to play back on Quicktime 7 for PC (640x480 MPEG-4 video 85% quality, 2 track audio for eventually presentation on LCD projector) . Nothing I've tried seems to work. I thought I used MPEG-4 last year with After Effects, but darn no matter what I do it won't even open on the PC side. Tried H.264 as well - nadda, same error:
I've tried .MP4 and .MOV extensions - no luck.
Here is the weirdest part. I can export iMovie projects out with the SAME quicktime settings (EXACTLY THE SAME), and they play fine in PC land.
EXTREMELY ****** so I won't go any further with my rant.
Can someone please help me with the proper process & settings to EXPORT to PC Quicktime?

I've got the video to work using Sorenson and H264 from Motion. I don't know why it works other than I upgraded my iTunes & Quicktime on the PC. I had 7.1 Quicktime on there already. So now this is what is weird:
If I take my Motion exported video into Soundtrack Pro (as either Sorenson or H264 format) and add some multitrack audio and Export using the following settings, my PC can't open the resulting QT file - WHY!:
(Using Soundtrack Pro)
File
Export with Compressor
Preserve Video
PCM 16bit (only audio option I'm given)
HELP!!!

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