WRT54GS won't let another computer connect....

My daughter is home from college and she has tried to connect to the linksys, I used a flash drive to set up her connection using the "add a device" feature. When she downloaded it to her computer it said "unable to make a wireless connection". Her computer is compatable with wireless as she uses it at school. What else could be the problem?? I am REALLY not tech savy at all......so I will need very simple answers.....Thanks in advance for any help you could offer.

Hey try removing the preferred networks & also you could try checking if there is any utility on the pc & if yes try connecting with that utility & you should be able to resolve your issue.

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