Windows XP computers can't see Airport via Ethernet connection

I have a iMac G5 hooked up to a new Airport Extreme base station.
I have two other old Apples with which Airport Express Setup 4.0 doesn't work.
Therefore, I am trying to set up my two Airports using a Windows computer so that they can be used as remote music devices.
Neither of them are seen by the Windows computer unless I completely reset them. And even then, it is intermittent.
When starting Airport, I get the following message:
"Windows is not allowed to manage wireless networks on this computer." However, in Network Connections, properties of my wireless connection state Windows does manage them.
Following an Aiport reset, Airport Express Assistant asks me for the password for the network, "name not available," I enter "public," but then get the following error following the message, "Reading from Base Station..."
Cannot send Identify command to the base station. Bad Param Error (-4).
Attempting to access the Airport using Airport Admin Utility, I see the Airport, but when making modifications to the password and join an existing Airport network, I click UPDATE, the Airport restarts, only to be invisible again to both Airport Express Setup and Airport Admin Utility.
The same problem is happening on two different XP computers and with two different Airports.
Help!

Borrowed a Powerbook and used Airport Admin Utility, which resolved all problems with Airport.

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