Connect a pc to my network?

I have an imac G5 connected to the internet with an airport extreme and my new roommate has the misfortune to own a pc laptop running windows XP that she'd like to connect to my network.
Basically I have been surfing for ages and looking in all the books manuals/help viewers etc and I haven't got a clue how to do this. Setting up my own network was a hit and miss operation but it ended up working.
I understand this is a huge pain in the ++ for you pro users but if anyone could talk me through it I would be very grateful. It seems to be incredibly contrived..
if not I think i'll just kill myself. I mastered being a professional musician but this WEP key business is a bridge too far
hopefully..
H

To be fair, this complexity isn't the fault of Windows. The "open vs shared" issue is a problem not commonly associated with wireless router brands other than Apple's own base stations. Apple in their wisdom decided early on (until recent firmware versions did away with it) to use only "shared" authentication on their base stations, whereas most non-Apple routers have either done the opposite or have allow both. As for issues configuring WEP - it's a two-way street. Trying to use Macs with some non-Apple wireless routers set up to use WEP can also be an exercise in extreme frustration.

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Please help me to modify steps to access excel docs at network machine.
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--Ajay

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