Losing connection to iTunes / Network

I continue to have the same problem over and over and am hoping someone can assist. The ATV continues to lose it's wireless connection to the network/iTunes. Only way back is to reset the router and ATV; it will then stream anything just fine. It will sometimes work for a couple of days and then just lose the connection. When it is working, I can put the ATV in standby, shut down the computer and start it back up and it will still work no problem.
Has anyone had this happen to them where it keeps losing the connection? It's not an interference issue so I'm not sure what else to try.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks all.
Windows XP Pro

There are a few other threads about this:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=906315
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=906949
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Sorry, I updated another thread I was a part of but didn't update my own thread.....ughhh!
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