Cannot Open AirPort Utility

When I try to open AirPort Utility, I get a window that says:
You can't open the application "AirPort Utility" because it is not supported on this architectre.
What do I need to do to open this or whats the reason why I cannot open it?

Did you upgrade to Leopard on an Intel processor and import your applications and setting from a PPC processor?
Have you run any optimization software that could have removed the Intel code from an application because you were running a PPC machine?
You can use a program like pacifist to install individual applications from the Leopard DVD.
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i cannot install airport utility 5.6 onto my computer although i need it to configure an older airport express and base station

Here is my method.. the software is free that is required.. always a good point.
How to load 5.6 into ML.
1. Download 5.6 for Lion.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Click to open the dmg but do not attempt to install the pkg.. it won't work anyway.
2. Download and install unpkg.
http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
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AirPort Utility for Lion is for OS X version 10.7.2 only. It won't install on 10.7.5. It won't work for the newest 802.11ac AirPort Extreme either, so if you have one of them use the newest version of AirPort Utility.
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Be sure to read the caveats at the end.
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Download Pacifist here: http://www.charlessoft.com/
Download unpkg here: http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
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http://coreyjmahler.com/2013/10/24/airport-utility-5-6-1-on-os-x-10-9-mavericks/

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