This is more the problem:
(image doesn't fill window, (320x240 wmv - the 2 min clip)
This is a 640x480 wmv:
I use Cleaner to encode also - I am familiar with the programs and settings, but when I start with a 320x240 wmv, I end up with a tiny final product. Before, you mentioned changing the "new project" settings in Premiere when you first open the program was the key:
but even after doing that I encountered final exports with either no audio or other problems.