Had to reformat and can't connect now

I have a desktop pc and one laptop.  I had to take my laptop to the shop for a virus.  They wiped my computer clean and reinstalled my operating system.  Now I get a message "limited or no connectivity".  But my son's friend can bring his laptop and connect right away to our wireless. 
Where do I start?  Don't know much about this stuff.
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Delete the Preferred network from your Computer...and then try to connect the Wireless Network.Make sure that you are typing the correct security key to connect the Wireless Network.
Click on Start and goto the Control Panel and double click on Network Connections, right click on Wireless Network Connection and click on Properties.Now on this window, click on the second tab Wireless Network and give a check mark on "Use windows to configure my wireless" and then remove all the network names present in the Preferred Networks Window. Then click on OK...Right click on the Wireless Network Connection again and click on View Available Wireless Networks and try to re-connect to your network...Now it will give you the opportunity to put the network/wep key, make sure you enter the correct network key and confirm it...It will connect... 

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