WPA needs a software component (known as the supplicant) to handle the rolling key between the hardware and your infrastructure (access point). XP includes one, but that means using XP's wireless config to get it. The card's driver can provide one but they're complex animals so most NIC companies just license them from someone else. Cost has been roughly the same as for the hardware, which means they usually save money by only supporting WPA on XP since it already has the feature.
Netgear supplies drivers with supplicants for _some_ cards. It's hit & miss. Check their <a href="http://kbserver.netgear.com/downloads_support.asp">support site</a> for the exact version of your card. If their release notes are obtuse you might have better luck searching their knowledgebase for "modelnumber wpa".
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