AirPort Extreme - retrieving WEP/WPA password

I have an Intel based MacBook and needed to change my home network password, but in so doing, I am now unable to find the hexadecimal equivalent of my password, so that I can enter that into my work (Windows based) computer. In the past, I simply opened the Airport Admin Utility, and was able to retrieve this very long sequence of numbers. Now, with the Airport Utility, I am struggling to find this number. Please help! I may be a complete idiot here and it may be obvious, but I still need the help. Thanks!

Hello RStowe. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
If you're now using the newer AirPort Utility, you can still find the Equivalent Network Password as follows:
o Run the AirPort Utility, select your base station, and then, select Manual Setup.
o In the AirPort Utility menu bar, select Base Station, and then, Equivalent Network Password.

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Imac will not connect to Airport Extreme when configured WPA/WPA2
Posted: Jul 5, 2007 8:22 PM Reply
I just got my Imac to connect to the internet using my Airport Extreme but only by using WEP. I had my Windows XP SP2 machines connecting using WPA/WPA2 with no problem. The Imac will not connect using anything other than WEP, and 1 of the XP machines will not connect using WEP.(I have not tried the other XP machines) I had to set the Airport Extreme for an open network in order to let both computers access the shared hard drive and access the internet.
I don't know what the problem might be and would appreciate any suggestions.
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hehe...on the visuals. I figured it out already, and I have the old airport card. However, I did a chat with Apple support and while we were chatting I found a USB adapter with MAC drivers which will work. It is:
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