Z60m Wireless killed by XP SP3

I just installed Win XP SP3 - which turned out to be a mistake. It seems there is an issue with SP3 affecting some wifi. Sure enough the Intel 2200bg card in the Z60m will now not power on the wireless radio.
Can anyone suggest a way out of this?
Thanks

Welcome to the forum!
If you're certain that there's a connection between SP3 and your 2200BG going nuts, just un-install the SP3.
Good luck.
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