MOV files on Autorun Windows CD with or without Quicktime on Target Machine

Hi. I wonder if anyone can help me. I have a family Quicktime MOV file of our trip to Mexico. Problem is they all have Windows PCs and I have no clue if they have Quicktime installed or not. A couple people are out of state so I can't help them install Quicktime (grandparents aren't up on how to install software).
I know how to make Autorun CDs for Windows, but how can I make it so it will play the MOV file guaranteed? I want to keep it MOV since it looks way better then the MPG or AVI or any other format I've tried.
Will Quicktime Alternative work? Will that run off a CD-R without doing the install process?

"Will Quicktime Alternative work? Will that run off a CD-R without doing the install process?"
Nope.
The only way to make a .mov file play "guaranteed" on a Wintel box is to not distribute it as a .mov file (-: Use a "player agnostic" format like MPEG-1 instead.
That said, if you included the QT Win Standalone Installer on your CD and some brief instructions, your rellies could then install QT from the CD if they don't already have it or have an older version.
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