Not connecting to sister's airport express...

At home I have an Airport Extreme that I use to get online with my MacBook Pro; we are currently on vacation with my sister who brought her Airport Express. She can get on to the network here but I can't.My Airport Utility will not see her Airport Express. I am on 10.5.7 while she is on 10.4.11. Obviously I am using her machine for this. Appreciate any wisdom out there!

Belbe, welcome to the discussions!
Perhaps I don't understand what you are trying to do. You don't need to access the Express using AirPort Utility (Hard Drive > Applications > Utilities) unless you are trying to reconfigure the Express.
If you are trying to connect to the wireless network that the Express is creating, click on the fan shaped Airport icon at the top of your screen to see if you can "see" the name of the wireless network. If your sister uses a password to access her wireless network, you will need the password to log on.
If your sister has chosen the option to create a "closed" network, you will not see the wireless network. Instead, you must enter the exact name of the network to be able to "see" it, then enter the password.

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