2011 MacBook Pro Bootcamped Win7 64bit dropping wifi under heavy use

Hi all,
I have a Macbook Pro 17" 2011 model which has bootcamp on it so I have OS X 10.6 on one partition and Windows 7 64bit on the other.
When using the Windows Partition.. It would seem if I leave a program running and don't touch the laptop, after a short period the wifi drops and disconnects. Steps i've taken to troubleshoot:
1. Tested all other devices on the network they remain connected when the macbook disconnects
2. Changed the power consumption on the device so that the computer doesnt have permission to turn the adapter off
3. Turned power reduction off in the drivers
4. Installed the latest version of Bootcamp
5. Uninstalled the broadcom wifi driver and reinstalled via bootcamp's driver directory
The program I am running is a macro that reads memory from a game and controls the game while I work. It does put quite abit of strain on the WiFi adapter as it sends a lot of commands.. I am wondering if it's being overloaded or something
Quite a few people seem to have the same problem :S

I'm having the same problem. Wifi loses connection after 5-ish minutes.
Wondering if it's an issue with the 802.11n drivers...? Seems a little more stable on the "g" networks.
This has been happening since the latest OS X update. I have a mid-2010 Macbook Pro 15".

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