AE: pc won't connect, mac will

I've been searching both this(pc) forum and the Mac forum to find help with my pc/mac airport extreme issue.
My exact issue:
I connect to the internet through my AP card/AP/DSL modem.
Not sure if my settings are what they need to be, but I can connect fine.
The PC, in another part of the house, runs on windows ME (what the heck is that?!)and has a wireless WMP54 adapter installed.
No signal on the PC end, no AP - nothing. At this point, I have no idea what the heck the settings should be on my end, or the PC's end. Am I setting up a network, a client...DHCP, manual DHCP, Airport or ethernet??? I throw my hands in the air and admit "I'm a wireless idiot!!"
I've been searching both this(pc) forum and the Mac forum to find help with my pc/mac airport extreme issue. I know it has to be an issue with the settings on my end, but there are so many options it is confusing. I'm doing the best I can to educate myself, but it's all starting to get fuzzy.
On top of getting the PC connected, what about security? I've recently had my mac's backside hacked open, so just two days ago, I backed up my HD & erase installed everything (partially my fault for lack of turning on the proper security measures). I'm very concerned about making sure I set this up as securely as possible.
At this point I'd sell a kidney to get everything working & secured.

Tough problem, but the best place to start would be on your Mac.
Open System Preferences in the Apple Menu and then click on Network. Choose Airport in the Show: menu then note the Airport ID number and the name of your wireless network. Click on TCP/IP then note the setting for Configure IPv4. From this point, it's hard for me to help because I don't know whether this is being configured by automatic or manual DHCP, BootP, or completely manual. This can give you an idea of the settings you need to make on your PC's wireless connection wizard. Hopes this at least gets you started.
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