Is there a fix for wifi hotspot

Hi all, I have used my hotspot in the past,  However after upgrading to IOS 5.1 it no longer works with a Windows machine via wifi.
Is there a known solution, or is it even possible to backdate my phone to a older IOS that will resolve the issue?
Does anybody with Apple care have info on if apple is addressing the issue?
The hotspot works with other devices such as Ipods, and E-readers so I am pretty sure it is a login compatiblity issue between Microsoft windows and apple's Wifi hotspot.
Highflier
This seems to be a fairly common issue as my wife's Iphone has the same issue and a google shows lots of hits with same problem.

Nope that did not do anything for the hotspot feature, not sure what it did short of a power off/on like reboot.
Thanks but try again
FWIW the 2 PC's I am trying use XP service pack 3 and a Vista PC. 

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