Airport Extreme + Windows XP = @*#&%#  Help!

Hi Guys,
Just bought a new Airport Extreme Base Station (gigabit ethernet, 802.11n). I've got all my macs working with it perfectly in 20 seconds. Got a cisco VPN client working on it through Windows XP.
I have one laptop left, a friend's Dell Inspiron 8200 with a wireless card. As long as I do not protect the wireless network with WEP, WPA WPA2 he can connect just fine. The instant I turn on any type of encryption, Windows can no longer connect.
I know his wireless card supports WPA personal (not WPA2) and WEP, because both those standards worked on our old Linksys router. I have spent hours googling and tweaking settings, but so far have come up empty. Can anyone tell me what I have to do to get XP to work on an encrypted Airport Extreme wireless network?

Make sure this PC has the most up to date drivers installed for the wireless card, and that WinXP Service Pack 2 has been installed. When setting up WPA on the PC, also select (if it is an available option) TKIP encryption.
I suspect the most common reason for not getting WPA working on Windows XP is (a) not having all available updates for WinXP installed and (b) not having the most up to date wireless interface drivers installed. Once those have been checked, getting a PC running WinXP to connect to a WPA protected wireless network is not a problem.
For a lot more tips and advice see http://tech.ifelix.net/windowsxp.html

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