Is it possible to set this network up?

I have been trying different things for about 2 or 3 weeks now, and I cant seem to get this network to work how I want it. I am starting to think its impossible.
So with that said, ideally this is how I would like things to work.
I have a PC (running XP), printer, Macbook, two stereo systems, two airport expresses (one old and one new) and a wireless linksys router which is hooked up to various electronics in the living room via cable.
My macbook pro is no issue, it hooks up wirelessly just fine.
Airport 1 is in the living room. It is hooked up to the router via cable, and to the surround sound system I have in the living room.
Airport 2 is in the bedroom. I would like it hooked up to the bedroom speakers, the printer, and the PC. Problem is, my PC refuses to work with wireless network cards, so it has to be hooked up via cable.
So is this somehow possible? Two different speakers for airtunes, wired connection provided by airport 2, and a printer?
I have had semi-success with this, but I just cant get it to fully work. I can get the router to work fine, and I can get airport 1 to work fine. Airport 2 is where I have the issues. Some days I can get it to work how I want it for maybe 10 minutes. Other days I can get one or two things to work. Yet some days I cant get any of it to work at all.
So anyone have any ideas? Is it even possible? Any help is appreciated.

Hello Zpilot21. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
There are a couple ways to do this:
1) Connect the 802.11n AirPort Express Base Station (AXn) to the router by Ethernet. Configure both the AXn and the 802.11b/g AirPort Express Base Station (AX) static WDS, or
2) Connect the AX to the router by Ethernet, and then, configure the AXn as an Ethernet bridge. Apple calls this a ProxySTA.
In either configuration, the AX (located in the bedroom) would have its Ethernet port active for Internet connectivity.
The first option would extend the wireless network created by the first AX, but has the major disadvantage of the bandwidth penalty to support operating a WDS. The second option would not provide wireless at the 2nd AX ... only Ethernet, but can still share a printer or support iTunes streaming.

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