Windows won't reconize Fat32 HD

[mobiblu]

So I recently brought a 1 TB Hitachi HD. I wanted to be a external HD that both my Macbook and Windows desktop can use. I decided to format the HD as a FAT32 partition. I use the Disk Utility in the Macbook to erase and format as a FAT32 partition. Everytime I plug the external HD to my Windows desktop, Window will not recognize the HD and want me partition as a new partition using NTSF. What am I doing wrong? Can someone tell me how to solve this?

 

[VirtualLarry]

It sounds like the Mac utility didn't format it correctly, or didn't partition it using an MBR partition. Maybe it used a GUID partition, which windows won't recognize for FAT32.

 

[mobiblu]

I see. That maybe the case. Anyway, upon further research I found a small Windows program call FAT32formatter to do the job. Thanks