Using Airport Express to create a WDS with XP

I have a Dell laptop running XP Pro (SP 2) connected wirelessly to my Airport Extreme Base Station using a Netgear WGT511 wireless card. I am trying to create a WDS using 1 (or 2 if necessary) Airport Express stations to extend the wireless signal throughout the house. I am unable to get the Airport Express to connect to the Airport Extreme Base Station - the light on the Airport Express only blinks orange. I have tried the Setup assistant to no avail so far. The laptop does connect to the Airport Express, but I cannot connect to the internet as I can when directly connected to the Base Station.
Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.

Hi,
I tried this last night and could not get it to work. I did manage to get the light on the Airport Express to go solid green, but I could not get the laptop (or the Imac) to recognize the Express - it would only connect to the Extreme base station. Re-scanning did not help.
I should add that I have no security enabled; however I do have a firewall (McAffee) on the laptop.

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