Can't connect to airport network (but macs can)

I have an airport extreme base station that usually provides connections to three computers, an iMac, macBook, and one pc. For a while however I haven't been able to connect the pc to the airport. The network does have security in the form of a WEP password. I don't know much about network security however, and the windows interface for wireless networking has different terms than that for mac. Even stranger, the PC doesn't even see the base station, nor does it see the network in the wireless network connectiosn window, but sometimes it does see the network (with a good signal) but it cannot connect. I have all of the software updated, so I don't think it would be that, but maybe there's something I'm missing? The PC lately has been connecting to other wireless networks around the neighborhood, so I don't think it's the network card either.

I have an airport extreme base station that usually
provides connections to three computers, an iMac,
macBook, and one pc. For a while however I haven't
been able to connect the pc to the airport. The
network does have security in the form of a WEP
password.
You may find the guides here useful:
Accessing a Airport Network with a Windows XP PC or laptop (with XP SP2)
http://tech.ifelix.net/1011.html
Accessing a Airport Network with a Windows XP PC or laptop (with XP SP1)
http://tech.ifelix.net/1010.html
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