Connect IBM Thinkpad to Airport Express

I have a PowerMac G5 as my home computer that I connect to the web via a cable modem and Airport Express.
I recently received an IBM Thinkpad with Microsoft XP as my work computer and cannot connect to the web wirelessly. When I try to connect to my wireless network it says "Failed to acquire network address". I can connect directly to the cable modem but not wirelessly with my laptop. My tech support team and the Apple support both couldn't help me.
Please help?

Problems connecting an XP PC to an Airport Base Station
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/2002.html
Do you have WEP enabled?
The problem you are having probably lies with the encryption key.
Accessing a Airport Network with a Windows XP PC or laptop (with XP SP2)
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1011.html
Accessing a Airport Network with a Windows XP PC or laptop (with XP SP1)
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1010.html
iFelix

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