Airport extreme wont connect to computer it was setup on

I setup the base station on my girlfriends computer, IBM thinkpad t42, with a WPA/WPA2 personal password. I can connect to the router through my computer using a wireless card but she cannot. It constantly says aquiring network address but never connects. the airport utility doesnt recognize the router on her computer either after the password is entered. she can connect to it when the router has no password attached. what can I do?

What do you mean "wont connect"?

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2. Select your base station, and then choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu. Enter the base station password if necessary.
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