Air Port Express Admin Utility - Wanted!

Hello all,
My Air Port Express has been running OK since I bought it about three weeks ago. It's connected to my hi-fi amp and the connection has worked (apart from some nasty harmonic distortion which I'm still trying to get rid of, but that's another issue).
However, the amber light on my AirPort is now flashing continuously and I cannot connect, even when I plugged the unit in right next to the PC. Now, here's a Catch-22: to find out more information about the error I need to consult the AirPort software. But.....I could not install the software from the CD as it doesn't run under Windows 2000, which is what I have.
The AirPort Express spec page says that to run the software under Windows 2000 I need to install the Air Port Admin utility, version 4.0 or later.
I have searched the Apple site for this and then the rest of the net but i CANNOT find anywhere I can download this software from.
Can anybody help me?
I must emphasise that I am specifically looking for the AirPort Express Admin Utility V4.0 or later (apparently) to run under Windows 2000, not the actual AirPort software as that will not install under Win 2000.
Thanks in advance
Andy

Thanks very much for your reply.
If you go to the AirPort spec page:
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/specs.html
..and read footnote (1), it says:
"AirPort Express Assistant is not compatible with Windows 2000. To setup AirPort Express from a Windows 2000 computer, you must use AirPort Admin Utility for Windows version 4.0 or later."
This is the software I am looking for, but this is the ONLY reference to it I can find anywhere.
Regarding the CD that came with my AirPort, the whole point is that it will not install under Win 2000, only XP. I therefore have no AirPort software installed on my PC. You don't need the AirPort software to use Airport; you really only need it to configure the unit and troubleshoot when you have problems. Which is what I have now!
In case the above footnote has the version number wrong, can you give me a link to the 3.2 version?
Many thanks
Andy

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