Best way to Back up data from Windows PC to my Mac?

What is the best way that I can connect my Mac to one of my friends PCs so that I can back up his personal data then reinstall his OS?

That's going to be really tough without a spare HD for the Mac... but then you could just hook that to the PC for faster backup.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/bott_03july14.mspx
But I should question why you want to back it up then restore it... is it infected or something? Normally you'd erase everything and Install anew to get rid of problems... if you don't have previous Restore Points set, (which doesn't work 100% either btw).

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