Airport Express not working properly since 4.2 update

I use AE for Airtunes and it worked great until the 4.2 update several months ago. Since then it the light has remained solid amber unless I unplug it and then plug it back in. After doing this, it will remain green and connected while it is being used by iTunes, and then go back to solid amber a short time later. There are also times that the light goes out completely, and I have to unplug it. I have tried a hard reset (many times) and I have tried uploading the default software.
I would like to revert to the previous firmware if possible, or if there are other fixes to this I would like to hear them. As far as I know, this has happened to a very few people and no one knows the exact cause.

I had just updated my previously beautifully functional AE with the version 6.2 firmware update and simultaneously updated my iTunes to 4.6. Although both the firmware and software installations were successful, the new connectivity is horrible.
More info: my AE is used exclusively for AirTunes and worked well with both PC and Mac versions of iTunes up to 4.6 (OS X 10.3.9). Both Mac and PC have ample amount of memory, disk space, and compatible wifi cards and have performed well with the AE in the past.
The music will stream for a while, then stop, then stream again. I don't even get the "Rebuffering Stream" message, it just stops. Sometimes when it stops it stalls my iTunes, only when it "wakes up" I can play another song but it has to reconnect to the AE - sometimes successfully sometimes not.
I thought it may be traffic related, but this problem happens when there is absolutely no other traffic on the network - I tested that out. This also happens with all other programs closed and no other "stresses" exist on the source maching streaming the tune-age. This is repeatable on both PC and Mac machines.
I used the link above to revert to the previous version of my firmware and the same problem exists (wierd). Admittedly I hadn't done a firmware EVER before this and have had the previously functional AE for about a year.
Are there any known connectivity issues for the AE? I couldn't find anything like this in my search.
Also, I'm successfully configured as a wireless client to play AirTunes (not a repeater) with 40 bit WEP password set up (authentication is fine).
Any ideas?

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