wottonb

I have been using Netgear wireless router for a year after a Dlink adaptor crashed my wired network. I still have three computers cabled to router, and have been using the wireless on one laptop only. But bought a new laptop with wireless card installed, and can't get the second laptop online, as I can't connect due to the secured connection that was created when I installed the new router. The passkey is not being accepted. The error message says the key must be a set number of letters/numbers, and not the one that came up when I first get the message box asking for key and confirmation. I thought i remembered what was there before, which is a password, but it doesn't work. The other laptop is still working fine on wireless and I have tried finding out what the passkey is there, but of course it comes up as a series of *'s, and has not crashed or asked for the password/key on the first, already working laptop. WELL, basically I stumped as to where to go from here....any suggestions would be helpful. Can I find out what the passkey is on my original desktop that router and modem were installed on. Do I need to download something from Netgear on the new second laptop......so many questions, I guess I will see where the thread starts or develops.....thanks