Time Capsule as HD for Bootcamp?

I just bought the Time Capsule thinking I could use it as an External Hard Drive with Bootcamp (windows 7 on iMac 27 inch), I've been searching all over the internet with no luck, please help me.
Additional question:
1.- Is there a way to connect the Time Capsule via Usb or something, rather than Wi-Fi?

Load the airport utility for windows.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1547
That will include bonjour for windows.
Set the TC to use SMB names.. ie short no spaces, pure alphanumeric.
All names, including the TC and hard disk if they do not conform.
On the file sharing page set guest account to read and write as it makes things simpler.. and set the right workgroup.. generally WORKGROUP.
In windows explorer, type the TC name or IP in the address bar thusly.
\\TCIPaddress or \\TCname.. obviously replacing with actual name or ip address.
Create a new directory under the main directory for your files.. do not load files directly to the root directory.

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    yannick chastang wrote:
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    3. Turn off Wi-Fi in the menu bar
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449

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    So, I know this may be an absolutely idiotic question, but I'll ask it anyway. I have a 1TB Time Capsule that is less than a year old. I've been able to perform initial backups of large amounts in the past pretty decently, but a few months ago, I quit backing up to it, but left all of the data there. I recently found out that the hard drive on my first Macbook Pro (also less than a year old) is dying, and I'm trying to put all of the essentials on the Time Capsule so the backup will be there. The essentials total to about 2.4 GB, and I have waited two days, not doing anything on or to the computer and it has gotten to only 14 MB, not to mention it took hours to just "Prepare". I have the latest firmware and all of the most recent (as of 4 July 2009) updates. This seems a bit off to me, and I'm just trying to figure out if there's anything wrong, so I can send it in before my warranty expires on the 29th. I've already gotten the short end of the stick as the warranty for my laptop was expired less than one week ago, meaning I'm going to have to pay for installation and a new hard drive, and I don't want to get short ended like that again. Do ya'll think there could be an actual problem here, or could it just be something on my end? If so, what could it be? Thanks in advance for any help ya'll can give.

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