Rending wmv in after effects???

I created 3 animations in After Effects 5.5 for a client. They want to use these in Powerpoint 2003. They have a PC and use Windows XP. I assume the best export option is WMV but I don't seem to have that option. Can anyone guide me on how to export this so that it is small, clean and universal? Right now it is 140 mb quicktime movie. They have requested a wmv. If I should be exporting the quicktime and then using COmpressor, please explain in detail how. This is due in the morning and I would appreciate as much detail as possible.
Thanks so much!

Try taking a look at this
Power Point blog. You can create an AVI directly out of QT Pro. by selecting AVI. You'll end up with Cinepack compression which isn't great. You can also link to an external file which will play your QT if you have QT installed on the machine playing the powerpoint.
OTT, You might look for some compression software with a trial period. You might also try downloading windows media player from Microsoft. I can't remember if it will open and then save QT files.

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