How to Connect a Thinkpad to the AirPort Extreme?

I have an AirPort Extreme router which I have been happily using for wireless internet access on my Macbookpro. Now my wife, with an IBM Thinkpad, with WindowsXP, wishes to use the same wireless access. The AirPort Extreme Setup Guide says that she should go to Start>Programs>AirPort. But she does not find AirPort there. What should I and she do (in babytalk please)? We tried, using our flash drives to transfer a copy of AirPort from my Mac to her PC, but that does not seem to work. Help would be appreciated.
Thanks

frankxc, Welcome to the discussion area!
I'm sure that Apple's setup guide is expecting that you have installed the software from the disc which shipped the AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) onto the Windows laptop.
Unfortunately in my experience the directions for enabling wireless on a Windows laptop varies immensely on what wireless hardware capabilities that laptop has installed and what version of Windows is installed.
I have a IBM Thinkpad and I can tell you that the directions vary immensely from the previous 2 Thinkpads I used.
I would suggest that you visit the IBM web site and try to find directions there.

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