Windows laptops interfere with Timecapsule wireless network

Anyone who could help me with this problem I'd be very indebted to!
I set up my timecapsule to work as a wireless base station using all the standard settings. Works fine with my MBP and iPhone. But whenever my flatmates (who are using Vista and XP SP2) switch on their computers and connect to the internet I loose my connection to the timecapsule and the internet. Airport utility won't even recognise it as being present. As soon as they stop using the internet my connection is restored and everything works fine. I can't work out why it's happening. Tried changing channels, security protocols, upgrading and downgrading firmware, but no joy. Do I have a dud timecapsule?

Interesting... I just posted my wifi connectivity problem with my iMac, and I did have a similar symptom yesterday after I reset my Time Capsule. The problem seemed resolved, I had a solid connection, and that lasted a while. And then my daughter, who had been off her computer, signed on to the network with her MacBook. Then my connection issues started up again. Since her computer is usually on and connected, I had not had this symptom come up before.
When I get home I'll have to try to recreate this condition and see if my connection works as long as my iMac is the only thing connecting wirelessly. I know your iPhone can connect along with your Mac, but hmm...

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I restored a test hard disk from a TC.. and it takes ages and ages to even make up its mind to start.
I worked in computer support for ages, but not Macs.. so my experience is ghost.. ghost images.. on large commercial server setups, can stream restore to multiple computers at once.. even doing it computer by computer the image is simple as network boot to restore. But ghost went the way of Symantec.. sigh!! And was destroyed.
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