HT4259 Airport Express that were part of another network

I have two Airport Expresses that were part of another network and I am now trying to configure them on a new network to wirelessly extend it, but can not discover them on the AirPort Utility and I factory reset them as well and still they are not being discovered.  They plugged in only about 4-6 feet away from the base station (Airport Extreme). What should I do?

If you are using Lion 10.7.4 as your profile indicates.....
Open AirPort Utility and look at the rectangular box in the upper left hand corner of the AirPort Utility window.
It should read Other AirPort Base Stations (1) if you have reset the Express correctly.
Click on Other AirPort Base Stations (1), then click on the the AirPort Express xxxxxxx
AirPort Utility will take a minute to analyze your network, then announce that the Express will be configured to Extend your wireless network
Edit the name of the AirPort Express device if you wish, then click Next
Allow a minute or two for AirPort Utility to configure the Express
When you see the message that Setup is compete, click Done
Configure the second AirPort Express the same way.

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