New to the Airport Express and NEED help

I am really network stupid, I just purchased an Airport Express to play Itunes over my stereo. I have a linksys router. I always get the same error message..."The airport assistant found windows is not allowed to manage wireless networks on this computer this can be a result of having a 3rd party that manages the wireless networks" ... can any one help me on this

The issue is that your laptop's wireless zero configuration (WZC) service is currently controlled by a third-party utility, instead of by WinXP OS. Typically, this is due to vendors like Dell, who provide an alternative method that is enabled by default. The AirPort Setup Assistant is expecting the native WZC service, and thus, why you're seeing the error message.
Note: I am going to assume that you are using a Dell laptop for these instructions.
You can, temporarily, disable the third-party tool, by doing the following steps:
- Right-click on the Dell Wireless Network Connection utility icon in the System Tray.
- Select "Open Utility" from the pop-up menu.
- In the "Dell Wireless WLAN Card Utility" window, click on the "Wireless Networks" tab to select it.
- Uncheck the option "Let this tool manage your wireless networks."
- Click "OK" to close the window.
- Re-run the AirPort Setup Assistant to setup the AX.
To reenable this option, just do the same steps, but re-check the option.

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