I just bought a new laptop with windows 7 and i am trying to connect to my old wireless modem. It is a WEP wifi, and i know the password, however the network key is set to #2, not the normal #1. So when i try and connect to the wifi network and punch in the password, it says it cannot- yet gives me now way to change the network key to #2 along with entering the password

I believe the case to be that you're just confused on your wireless setup. How many characters are you inputting for the wep key? 13 or 26? If neither, then its not a WEP key. Are you sure you're not using WPA-Personal or WPA2-Personal with either AES or TKIP with a passphrase? Just checking. Easy way to check is to just jack in to the wireless modem and review the settings (unless your ISP provider set it up) and even then they write down your settings.MCSE, MCSA, MCDST [If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]

its not the password or passphrase, its the network secuirty key setting. I don't have the password anymore to change it back from 2 out of 4 to back to 1 out of 4, which is the normal setting. I can put in the passphrase when i try and connect from the task bar, but it says it may be incorrect, when in fact if i could just cange the key setting (like i could on windows xp) from 1 to 2 it would work. Anyway to change the settings so that i can change which key it uses?

Can you explain step by step how you configured your Windows 7 wireless connection (without exposing or reviewing your password). Are you able to access the wireless modem directly to change the settings. I have something for you to review http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091101013910AADs1xhWEP is not secure, I would recommend changing it to WPA2-Personal if your modem supports it.MCSE, MCSA, MCDST [If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]