How to set up a TC to act as a back-up device for PC & PC laptop

am hoping someone can help me out. my mom bought a TC to act as a new router/external back-up device for her PC & her PC laptop. she is mac-free except for the TC & an ipod touch.
is there someone who can help explain how to do this in nice simple terms, as my knowledge is rather limited in terms of technical stuff. i managed to get my own TC up & running quite easily, but it is on my imac....
thanks to any and all in advance.

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As an example, for my Vista PC, I currently use Genie Backup and have been successful in performing backups to a variety of network drives, including AirPort Disks (drives attached to AirPort Extreme Base Stations); however, I do not currently have a TC so I can't tell you 100% if there are any issues doing so with it.
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