Exporting .flv's directly from FCE

I alternate between two machines when doing video editing/compression. Both machines, Mac G5's, have Final Cut Express HD 3.0.* and Flash 8 Pro installed. One machine offers me the option to export as .flv and the other does not. How do I "install" the option to export as .flv on the machine that is not currently offering me that option?
Note: I posted this question over the weekend, and have since thought it through more thoroughly. The machine allowing me to export as .flv is running OS 10.3.*. The other is running OS 10.4.* Would this make any difference?
Thanks in advance.
20 G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

He has actually made it work now by using an iMac with a superdrive -rather than the laptop with an external La Cie burner (which does normally work, but which doesn't seem to like FCE). Would latest iDVD (6) or latest Toast (8) be any better?
Thanks for replying.
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