IPhoto slideshows for Windows ?

Hi,
I was not sure which forum to post this in so am posting here too.
I have created a slideshow that will be played following a funeral service of a family member. I created it in iPhoto but found out that it is going to have to be played on a Windows computer.
The person with this windows laptop has a playlist of songs that this family member's wife chose and will be playing it as the slide show loops around.
What is the easiest way for me to export this slide show to a DVD that can be played on the Windows computer ?
I am hesitant to use iDVD because I really don't want to get into the whole iDVD theme stuff. I just want a straight slideshow that is easy for them to set up and play.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thank you !

This could work:
1. Create an album with all the pictures in the order you want them to show.
2. Click the play album, and configure the slideshow settings, make sure that no music is set to play, and click the "Save" button.
3. Exit that window, and with your album selected, click File > Export and click on the Quicktime tab.
You can configure a few settings there, and that should give you a quicktime movie they can just fire up and play.

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