software won't load from CD

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software won't load from CD

I just installed Snow Leopard on my MacBook, and the CD's worked fine. However, when I pop in the disk to install the latest Airport Utility software so I can set up my new AirPort Extreme dual-band base station, the disk makes terrible noises & then gets spit out.

Does anyone know if the software is available for download on the internet? Or, am I able to use the previous version of Airport Utility (5.4.2)? When I try opening that utility, I get the message that the version doesn't support my new base station.

Or do I need to make a trip back to the Apple Store and tell them that this disk is defective?

Any ideas, Mac friends?

MacBook; 1.83 GHz Intel; 1 GB 667 MHz, Mac OS X (10.6), 3rd gen. iPod; 2nd gen. Shuffle; 3rd gen. Nano

Posted on Oct 30, 2009 7:27 PM

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Tesserax

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Oct 30, 2009 7:39 PM in response to CHG

The necessary AirPort Utility should have installed with Snow Leopard; however, you can download it from here: AirPort Utility 5.4.2 for Mac

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CHG Author

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Oct 30, 2009 8:05 PM in response to Tesserax

I did proceed with AirPort Utility 5.4.2, and despite it telling me a couple of times that I should be using a newer version, and that I didn't have a valid IP address(?), I am now connected to the internet via my new wireless network.

Thanks for the reply, Tesserax.

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Oct 30, 2009 8:07 PM in response to CHG

The current version of Airport Utility is 5.5.

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rkaufmann87

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Oct 30, 2009 10:10 PM in response to Allan Leedy

Allan,

Actually the current version is 5.4.2 for Macs. The OP can easily find if his system needs an Airport Utility update by clicking Software Update.

Regards,

Roger

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