Dell PC cannot find airport signal

I just installed Time Capsule and my the airport signal is successfully being picked up by my MacBook, G5, as well as my other HP PC which has a linksys PCI card.
For some reason, my Dell PC is not able to find the airport signal when it is seeking available networks.
Perhaps this question should be put to a PC/Dell discussion board (if one exists). Thanks.

Here's a few more things to try...
1. Create a New User Account
- Create a new user account.
-- System Preferences > Accounts
-- Click "+" to add a new account
- Log off, then log back on with the new user account.
- Try connecting with the AirPort after wake up.
2. Run the Disk Utility to repair Disk Permissions.
- Try connecting with the AirPort after wake up.
3. Turn off the Mac OS X Firewall
- System Preferences > Sharing > Firewall
- Click the "Stop" button.
- Try connecting with the AirPort after wake up.
4. Move System Configuration Files (last resort)
(Note: You will have to reestablish your network connections settings.)
- Go to /Library/Preferences
- Move the SystemConfiguration folder and com.apple.networkConfig.plist file to the desktop.
- Restart your Mac. (Note: OS X will rebuild the files that are now sitting on your desktop. If this doesn't resolve the issue, you can move the folder & .plist file back to it's original location.)
- Try connecting with the AirPort after wake up.

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