Express not being seen on Airport Extreme Network

I have a new Airport Extreme connected to a PS running WIndows XP. Internet and all work well from PC, another laptop PC,my iMAc G5, and my MacBook.
When I plug in the Express it turns green than amber than blinks amber, and is not seen from the airport utility. I did the 10 second reset and still nothing but blinking amber.
A side problem is the PC's although seeing the Apple computers from the network, cannot connect to them.
Any help appreciated. Kevin

Mando2802, Welcome to the discussion area!
Try doing a hard reset or factory default reset on the AirPort Express (AX).

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