Wirless Networking: Vista to XP

I just bought a new computer that comes with Vista (ergh.) and I'm trying to connect it to my current home wireless internet network thingo. Vista is asking me for a security key but will not accept anything less than 8 characters.

So, I even went onto the XP machine and changed the passwords on my router page and Vista still won't accept my password. WHAT THE FREAK?!?!

Any ideas, guys??

 

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cant you reset it to have no password or set it to use a wpa key i converted to vista and it wasnet a aproblem

 

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I'm sure you can if you know what those things are. Hahaha.

...please assume I know nothing about computers.

 

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Hmmmm....that's weird.
I have very little experience with vista specifically, so I don't know the exact process involved in navigating through its zero-config utility's settings (or equivalent)-- but I wonder if it wants you to manually select what kind of WEP Key to use when connecting to the network (IE - 64/128 bit)?

 

thats a key which came with your wireless router, i have an 8 digit key on the back of homehub, i typed it in i was allowed on