QUESTION: Bought new wireless router for Dad last week to replace dead one. Dead one 9-yrs-old. His laptop 9-yrs-old, too. XP Pro...and make no mistake, honestly, this thing is QUITE a beast for it's vintage...and even now, too! Faster than my $400 5-yr-old lapper!  Anyway, it's still crazy-fast and serves them very well.
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New wireless router security starts at WPA-xxx, ETC. Dad's comp "SEEMS" to only offer/support WEP (which is a functional turd, I know!). AFAIK, in this situation, If I cannot get WEP encryption at a minimum, I have to leave him unencrypted? Any ideas???
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P.S. (Have asked manufacturer same question as of this posting.)
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THX, all!

You can upgrade the wireless card in laptops to one that supports WPA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QVjgKAmlQw  Mother Fletcher!!!!  Your video link made me realize I forgot the OBVIOUS.  DOH!  I'm pretty savvy or resourceful normally.  But I very often noodle around with D-tops and not lappers.  Why this didn't occur to me?  No idea.  Probably I hadn't dealt with laptop physical H-ware replacement but once in doing a RAM upgrade 5 years AGO.  It's one of those "no s**t?  why didn't I think to look at that?" moments.  One where you feel like a dope, a THANKFUL dope, afterwards 
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So thanks to all!!!