Quick question - Setting up an XP desktop to stream music through AE?

Hi,
This might be a silly question, but I'm slightly confused about how to set up the Airport Express to stream music to my sound system.
I am buying a desktop (win XP) which I connect via ethernet cable to my existing wireless router (D-Link). Does the desktop need to have a wireless card built-in as well in order to be able to stream music to the Airport Express? Or can the desktop stream via the cable-connected router?
Many thanks in advance,
// Martin

Martin
I connect a wired XP box to my Airport Express, it is
actually connected to my Airport Extreme Base Station
via ethernet.
I did nothing special other than setting up my
network to include my Express, and then the option to
stream to it was there in iTunes.
Will
Hi Will,
Thanks for your reply. So, if I understand correctly, your XP has no wifi-card and is connected to the Extreme with a wire. Through the Extreme you then stream wireless to the Express?
Cheers,
// Martin

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