Can't detect netwoks, but connected to network

Hey guys,

I've been recently forced to fire up my old laptop -- a compaq presario v2000 -- that was retired about a year ago. It works as fine as I need it to except for the wireless. Here's the situation:

I've got a Broadcom 802.11b/g card. Windows has service pack 3 installed (which I am 99% certain has caused all the trouble). My wireless icon will attempt to connect to networks, tells me networks are available, and can even get internet access if it happens to try to connect to an unsecured network. However, when I try to view available networks, it says there are none.

This used to not be a problem, because it would connect to my home network, but I've since moved and there's a new router, and I'm SOL.

I followed some advice with the Wireless Zero Configuration, to no avail.

I know the wireless card works, because I've got NetStumbler detecting all the networks it should be detecting. Back when this first happened, I flagged SP3 as the culprit and did a system restore, which fixed the problem, until SP3 was installed. And after that system restore did not save me. I'm pretty sure it has to do with which services I have enabled conflicting with ones that aren't, or some such combination. I've been trying hit or miss, but so far no luck.

I suppose even a third-party program that will let me make the connection to the wireless network would work as a solution.

Not entirely at my wit's end because worst case scenario having no wireless access on this particular laptop is alright. Hate to be defeated by the machine, though.

I also have the most up-to-date drivers I could get when SP3 first came out. I'm currently trying to find if any more have been released since this laptop was put into what should have been eternal slumber.

Thoughts?

witt