Unable to read FAT32 filesystems

I have just purchased a Maxtor OneTouch II external harddrive. I want to
keep it formatted as FAT32 for compatability reasons. When I insert it into
my USB port and open the drive I get a prompt "The disk in drive F is not
formatted: do you wish to format it now".

I've since tried to read the contents of two USB thumbdrives and numerous
floppies and have got the same message.

I've been able to read all of these devices on other Windows machines (XP
included).

I'm running Windows XP Pro with all patches.

Can anybody help?

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