No internet on Windows Vista

Hi everyone!
I've recently moved in with a friend of mine and I created a wireless network with my Airport Extreme base station for the two of us. My MacBook Pro and iPhone connect to both the network and internet without any problems.
Her computer, running Windows Vista, successfully connects to the network, but it cannot access the internet. It says that she has 'limited access' on the network, yet I have not enabled any setting to make this so.
I'm no good at PC's and neither is she, so does anyone have any ideas as to what could be the problem? I've tried everything - from disabling the system firewall to creating a network free of any security - and nothing seems to work.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Pierre

Good Luck,
I ran into the same issue, tried everything I could think of plus several suggestions from the message boards. Apparently Vista does not play well with Airport. Additionally, Vista is a dog of an operating system, this pc has been an issue since new. Load XP or 7, or better yet, get a Mac, making everyone happier!
BTW, if you go to my posts, you will find a thread and the replies covering your question. Some other poor chap seems to have the same unresolvable problem, and he has worked on it longer than I did. At minimum, it will keep you busy for a day.
hawgdropr
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