802.11n Broke My MacBook Pro

Since I installed the 802.11n enabler software yesterday, my mac has hung up on my about a dozen times, and the problem is getting worse. I can no longer use my MBP if my airport is turned on.
This has happened while being connected to the Airport Express, as well as while being connected to a new Linksys 802.11n router and and old Netgear 802.11b router. It works fine for a few minutes, and then Internet dies, followed by application hangs, and then, the whole computer hangs.
I have tried putting it in sleep with no luck (it's won't sleep). I tried to open the Activity Monitor, and it won't open. In the end, I have to do a hard reboot.
Has anyone else had this problem? I would love to find a fix, but if none is available, at least some information on how to remove the enabler package?
MacBook Pro 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2GB Memory

Since I installed the 802.11n enabler software
yesterday, my mac has hung up on my about a dozen
times, and the problem is getting worse. I can no
longer use my MBP if my airport is turned on.
This has happened while being connected to the
Airport Express, as well as while being connected to
a new Linksys 802.11n router and and old Netgear
802.11b router. It works fine for a few minutes, and
then Internet dies, followed by application hangs,
and then, the whole computer hangs.
I have tried putting it in sleep with no luck (it's
won't sleep). I tried to open the Activity Monitor,
and it won't open. In the end, I have to do a hard
reboot.
Has anyone else had this problem? I would love to
find a fix, but if none is available, at least some
information on how to remove the enabler
package?
MacBook Pro
2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Mac OS X (10.4.8)
2GB Memory
same thing is happening on my sisters macbook, i hope apple comes out with a fix ASAP

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