Airport express not displaying in airport utility

My airport express has been working just fine until today. I took it with me to Hong Kong, so that I could use it in my room to create a wireless network for my iPhone. When I brought it home, I plugged it back in, and went to re-configure it for my family room. I use it for AirPlay mostly, as my speakers are plugged into it. After I went through the configuration change, there was an error, and the screen told me to close the Airport Utility and retry. Well, I've had no success since. I've reset the AE multiple times, and it still does not display in the airport utilty, and the AE itself flashes yellow.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
ted

Update: After leaving the utilty on for a while, and plugging the AE into the wall near my time capsule, it finally showed up in the window. I was then able to configure it properly. I guess I just needed to be more patient.

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