Question Details:

I recently bought a new pc with vista, and I wan't to hook it up to my wireless network, but my network is password protected. I know the username and password, so that's not an issue, but i NEED to know how I allow the internet to go to my new PC. do I have to turn off the protection, if so, how? repeat: What do I have to do to allow my new computer to use the internet on my password protected network?

Answer:

You can find here all the details on how to connect to a wireless network.

Try to disable your firewall (open you firewall and choose to disable it). It could prevent you from connecting.