How do I connect a laptop with Windows 7 to my wireless network?

We have three computers (2 of which are laptops, all of them on Windows Vista) connected to our wireless network (Orange). I've just been given a new laptop which has Windows 7, and I went to connect it to the internet, typed in the WEP key and it's come up with 'Network Security Key Mismatch'. I assumed the Security Key was the WEP key which I have checked again and again and I'm 100% sure I'm typing it in right. Is this the right code to be using?



I've been searching on the internet for help with this, but I really don't understand computers and a lot of people have been saying something about changing the router's security settings from WPA to WPA2or something... but I don't have a clue how to do this! It's incredibly frustrating that I just don't understand what I'm supposed to do. So please word answers as simply as possible, I really don't get computers at all.



Thank you!How do I connect a laptop with Windows 7 to my wireless network?
download this little utility onto one of the vista machines and it will display the WEP for you, so you may be able to tell if you are typing an error



http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wirelesskeyHow do I connect a laptop with Windows 7 to my wireless network?
I've had this problem with my USB D-Link WiFi adapter. It seems that the drivers supplied with Windows 7 are broken, you may have the same problem. Whenever I use this adapter on a new machine I have to sort this out before it can connect to a secured network without it declaring that the key I gave it is wrong. All I do is to connect it to the router with an Ethernet (LAN) cable and run Windows Update. It'll automatically download a new set of drivers that work, plus any other updates that it needs. Once I've done this it accepts the WEP key without complaint.
just type 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 into your web browser and your login for your router will pop up from there you can find your wep key or you can turn the wep off so your psp will not need a wep key
Be sure you checked the syntax sometimes the ';I'; as in IVAN and lower case L will fool you.



Also try downloading from one of the other PCs the Manual for the router your using. It should give you a heads up on how to change the WEP key if needed.



Regards,



Steve,

PC Consultant