Logging into guest account requires network key?

Airport Extreme guest account login from my Windows XP laptop requires a network key and not a password as I expected.  Anyone know why and how to fix this?  Thank you.

Everything up to date on the XP machine? 
If you are using WPA2 Personal, or WPA/WPA2 Personal security on the Guest Network, then your normal "password" of 8 characters or more should work.
If the XP machine really does require the "key", which is a long code of numbers and letters, you can locate that on your Mac as follows:
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Manual Setup
Do NOT look at the AirPort Utility window in the center portion of the screen
Look up to the very top of the computer screen to locate the AirPort Utility menu items to the right of the Apple icon
Click the Base Station menu
Click Equivalent Network Password and the "key" will be displayed for both your "main" and "guest" networks
You might want to note that when you enable the Guest Network, the bandwidth is split between your Main and Guest Networks, so you would only want to enable the Guest Network when you really have "guests"

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