Airport Utility keeps popping up

On my laptop (wireless connection), the Airport Utility keeps popping up.
Does anybody know why it does this or how to stop it?
Thanks

Hello!! I have an iMac 3.06 and i do not use wireless connectivity... i am plugged to a LAN, and a colleague in a nearby office has a time capsule (that i don't use, or access for that matter)... but a few days ago the airport utility on my iMac started popping up, asking to click on continue to "set up this wireless device" and there is a list of two time capsule devices... i recognize my colleague's name on one device (with a green marker) and there's another one with an alpha-numeric code with an orange marker. I do not wish, nor need to configure access to any of these devices but the airport utility keeps popping up... is there any reason for this to happen?
I haven't modified my network preferences or connectivity configuration.
Please help!

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