Exporting for Windows Media Player?

I work on a Mac and am switching from FCP. In FCP the option was to export as QT or h.264. I'm noticing in CS5.5 on a Mac that there is no .WMV option.
1. Is .WMV not used anymore?
2. What is the best format to export for Windows users?
Thanks.

Hi Jim,
post your exact export options (screen capture of the AME gui video,audio & multiplexer tabs will suffice) - I'll have a look for you.
MP4[h.264 + pcm] or MP4[h.264 + aac] etc should absolutely play on Windows 7 (and Vista?). Now if it's Windows XP then yes I don't think h.264 is supported as a video codec and it also doesn't understand the MP4 container.
!tip! if you bring up WMP->Help->About then click on the bottom "Technical Support Information" you'll get a page showing all the codecs WMP has to work with.
eg here is my virgin work computer (windows 7) that plays mp4[h.264] just fine...
Video Codecs
Type
Name
Format
Binary
Version
ICM
Microsoft RLE
MRLE
msrle32.dll
6.1.7601.17514
ICM
Microsoft Video 1
MSVC
msvidc32.dll
6.1.7601.17514
ICM
Microsoft YUV
UYVY
msyuv.dll
6.1.7601.17514
ICM
Intel IYUV codec
IYUV
iyuv_32.dll
6.1.7601.17514
ICM
Toshiba YUV Codec
Y411
tsbyuv.dll
6.1.7601.17514
ICM
Cinepak Codec by Radius
cvid
iccvid.dll
1.10.0.13
DMO
Mpeg4s Decoder DMO
mp4s, MP4S, m4s2, M4S2, MP4V, mp4v, XVID, xvid, DIVX, DX50
mp4sdecd.dll
6.1.7600.16385
DMO
WMV Screen decoder DMO
MSS1, MSS2
wmvsdecd.dll
6.1.7601.17514
DMO
WMVideo Decoder DMO
WMV1, WMV2, WMV3, WMVA, WVC1, WMVP, WVP2
wmvdecod.dll
6.1.7601.17514
DMO
Mpeg43 Decoder DMO
mp43, MP43
mp43decd.dll
6.1.7600.16385
DMO
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO
MPG4, mpg4, mp42, MP42
mpg4decd.dll
6.1.7600.16385

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