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Is the desktop able to "see" the other two laptops? Or is it off the network altogether? Try to ping the IP's of the other two machines.
If you can communicate with the other PCs, check to make sure that the IP for the desktop is assigned by DCHP. If it's not then it won't work with the router.
Goto Control Panel\Network\TCP-IP\
Under the advanced tab check to make sure that "Automatic by DCHP" is checked.
Then goto "Run" and type "winipcfg"
Select the network adapter and click the renew button.
After that it should work. The only other problem I can see is that the wireless nic isn't installed correctly. If you can, check it with a wired connection to be sure.
As a last resort, I'm not sure if this is a problem in ME or not since they might have fixed it since 98. In win 98 the network adapters had a nasty habit of becoming corrupted and not telling anyone. The only way to fix it short of a fresh install is to go into the control panel under Add/Remove software. Click on the "windows setup" or "components" tab, I can't remember the exact name of it. Uninstall everything that has to do with the network or dialup adapters. Then reboot and re-install them from the win ME cd.
Let us know how it turns out.
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