Airport connection problems after software update

I cannot connect to a Wi-Fi network I have been using for days. This happened after installing software updates for quicktime, itunes, airport extreme, safari and Security Update 2008-002.
When i run network diagnostics, it tells me this network needs a WEP or other password. It doesn't. My wife's macbook pro, on which we have not installed the same updates, connects perfectly, just as my macbook did.
Any thoughts pls? Can i uninstall the updates, or restore my laptop to a few days ago, as you can with windows?
Thanks

You know... that might just work, but you have to find the .pkg in Library>Receipts that prevents you from running the older one, like maybe "AirPortSW.pkg" or something close. That's were it liooks to see what it can install.
(If it works, you could log in with a New Alias and give yourself a Solved Star, while being able to drop an Alias that is on the edge of being eliminated, or at least not going to get answers from many helpers here).
The other mention was a way to manually do it by finding the kext in a combo or security update!

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Norm,
I'd appreciate an assessment by anyone who is an expert in this area.
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I recently bought a 5230 on a talk mobile monthly contract and I'v had a few connection problems. First of all I can't check for updates for my phone or the software on it. I just get an error message which says 'connection error'.
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