Airport express & vista

aloha...anybody out there get their aiport express to work w/ vista??? i can connect to the internet(unsecured) but i can't get the airport admin utility to work at all and the airport setup assistant does not exist.

Hello iratepirate. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
The older AirPort utilities are not compatible with Windows Vista. You will need the newer 5.x version of the AirPort Utility in order to administer your AirPort Express Base Station (AX). Unfortunately, it only comes on the CD with the new 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn), and not as a direct download from Apple.
As an option, here's a workaround...
o Download a copy of the Less_MSIerables utility to the Windows Vista desktop, and then, extract it to a folder of your choice.
o Download AirPort Base Station Update 2007-002 for Windows to the Windows Vista desktop.
o Use a program like winrar or winzip to uncompress that file to a new folder
o Next go to the folder in which you extracted Less_MSIerables.
o In a subfolder you will see a file called lessmsi.
o Right-click on this file, and then, click "Properties."
o Click on the "Compatibility" tab.
o Enable the option "Run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows XP (Service Pack 2)."
o Click "Apply," and then on "OK."
o Right-click on the lessmsi file again.
o Choose "Run as administrator," and then, after the program starts click on the "..." button to browse to the folder where you unzipped AirPort521Update.
o Select "APSetup," and then, click "Open."
o Select "APUtil.exe," and then, click "Extract" to extract the file to the Vista desktop.
o A file folder will appear with a name like cab#APSetup.cab1.
o Open that file folder and you will see a file named: APUtil.exe.
o Either run APUtil.exe from it's present location, or copy it to its final destination.

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