External HD on bootcamp?

So, I used to use MACDRIVE 8 on XP through bootcamp.
Is this the only way to access MAC formatted external harddrives?
I upgraded to WIN 7 64 bit, and can't access ext. HD now. Is there another way other than erasing and partitioning? What have others done to access & see their ext.HD on bootcamp? I only read and write images/DWG (a CAD format) files that get used by both MAC and PC.
Just would like to know if I need to upgrade to MACDRIVE, I personally haven't had an issue with it or if there is an alternative solution.
Yes, updated bootcamp .exe already.
thanks,

not 100% but don't believe bootcamp support that or even if windows itself does
thing is that if the usb drivers are loaded later then the bootcamp come into play the bootcamp bootloader can't detect the hd

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