Can't Join a network on TC?

My TC was at "join a existing network" but today I wanted to try create a network on my TC today and didn't really like it so I went back to my old router. But now that my old router is working my TC can't seem to join the network anymore.
When I open AirPort Utility and go to My Time Capsule > AirPort > Wireless > Wireless mode: the drop down thing on has Create a wireless network and Extend a wireless network. It doesn't have Join an existing network anymore.
Is there anyways I can get that back? I don't want to do a factory reset because it will erase my time machine back up data. Is there anyway I can get it to join my network again?
Thanks in advance.

When I open AirPort Utility and go to My Time Capsule > AirPort > Wireless > Wireless mode: the drop down thing on has Create a wireless network and Extend a wireless network. It doesn't have Join an existing network anymore.
First, try holding down the Option key before attempting to make a Wireless Mode selection. If that still doesn't provide you the option, I would suggest performing a "factory default" reset on the TC.

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I connect to the internet via airport only and it is pretty fast.
I was assuming airport in this statement in your first post meant the TC or the Express.. but I now realise we are still in the mass confusion stage where apple calls everything wireless an airport. So what you mean is the airport internal card of the computer??
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I tried extending the wireless net work and tried joining wireless network, but the TC kept crashing and I had to keep resetting the TC. the Apple support person said these, extend wireless network and joint wireless network, are no longer a connection option with the new TC because of the new AC protocol.
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You cannot extend to a non-apple wireless router.
You cannot use join a wireless network because when you do the ethernet ports will be cut off.
But that has not changed.. I don't think Apple support is correct.. there has been no change with the AC model.. it is simply a fact that apple routers do not work in join wireless mode other than as a dumb client. The same applies to AC as to the earlier version.. but I have asked another person to check this.
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