How to configure time capsule backup with windows7 ?

I cannot configure time capsule to do the backup of my PC. I am using windows7 with SP1
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Does the windows computer have access to the TC hard disk?
If so use a backup software that can backup to network drive.. MSbackup in the home versions cannot. You need to use third party.

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    how can we make a backup when you have Mac OS X 10.4.11 ? All the userguide refers to Time Machine but this is not available under Tiger (10.4.11). How can I still back up files to Time Capsule?
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    boquerones,
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    Message was edited by: Glenn Carter

  • How to configure Time Capsule to add another 2GB of storage via USB External Hard Drive?

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  • How to delete Time Capsule backups for old discs?

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  • How long for Time Machine backup with USB v. 1

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  • How to Access time capsule backup data on Airport Extreme

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