No Airport Setup Assistant??

I've just bought a new MacBook from Apple along with an Airport Express. I've gotten high-speed internet from Comcast and I'm trying to setup my Airport Express. I've plugged the Airport Express in and it flashes amber as it hasn't been set-up just yet. When on my MacBook, I looked for the Airport Setup Assistant in the Utilities folder but it wasn't there. This is my first time using Leopord, as I'm used to using Tiger and that's where I've gone in the past to solve Airport-related problems. I typed Airport Setup Assistant into the Spotlight, but it didn't find anything. The help menu under System Preferences told me to look for the Setup Assistant in the Utilities folder so I'm not sure why it's not there. I figured it didn't get installed with my computer somehow, so I reinstalled the software bundle that came on the Mac OSX system disks. Unfortunately, it still did not show up after a restart. In the Airport menu, my Airport Express doesn't show up at all. It's brand-new, so I'm not sure why it wouldn't work. If anyone has any advice on how to find the Airport Setup Assistant, or why it's not in the Utilities folder where it usually is, please let me know what I can do to solve this problem. Thanks in advance.

Hello Ruthie & Ed. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
The 4.x versions of the AirPort utilities (AirPort Admin Utility & the AirPort Setup Assistant) have been replaced with the new 5.x AirPort Utility. This new utility, which comes with Leopard, has both a manual & an automatic (Assist Me) mode similar to what was provided by the AirPort Setup Assistant. You'll find the new AirPort Utility in your /Applications/Utilities folder.

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