Itunes and Admin tool do not see Airport on Windows XP

I tried to make an airport express work with my IBM T42P laptop with Windows XP work.
Neither the Airport Admin utility or Itunes detect the Airport Express. The strange thing though is, that I can see it in the wireless connections. I can even connect to it and use the network, ping the airport express etc... Didn't tryout routing, but connecting to another computer on the network works fine also... But still, Airpot Admin utility and Itunes cannot see anything.
The Airport Setup Assistant lists the airport, but times-out and cannot connect to it.
Tried to connect from another laptop and everything worked fine, so I figured maybe it's a problem with the builtin wi-fi on the t42. Tried the wifi card from the working laptop on the t42 and still same problem.
The Windows XP is with SP2.
Checked Wireless Zero Configuration Service version numbers: All are 5.1.2600.2180
The firewall has port 5353 UDP open. Additionally itunes and the admin tool are added to the firewall - also tried to stop the firewall service.
From the other laptop flashed the Airport Express with firmware-upgrade and upgraded airport express software on th t42.
Tried to switch of QOS and other services in the network settings.
At some point, tried to connect through ethernet and couldn't see the Airport. Could have been a problem with the rest of the network though. Connecting through the admin tool when choosing other and providing the ip-address of the airport is possible, but doesn't help itunes...
Nothing helped, so to summarize:
On the old T20 with Windows 2000 everything works fine.
The T42 can wifi-connect to the network, but neither itunes nor admin-utility can see the thing. The Airport Setup Assistant lists the airport, but times-out and cannot connect to it. Can't "Identify" either.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thomas

To eliminate connectivity issues - cable the PC's ethernet port directly to the ethernet port of the Airport Express. If the Airport Admin Utility fails to list your Airport Express...
I know you said you stopped the firewall service... but the problem you are having is, in the vast majority of cases, because there is indeed still a firewall running on the PC - either the one built into Windows XP, and/or the one provided by third-party software, and/or the one installed by VPN client software.

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