How can I formate my 32gb usb drive as single FAT partition on my macbook?

How can I formate my 32 GB USB Drive as a single FAT partition only macbook pro? So I will be able to download windows onto my macbook.
Please put each step I have tried everything and its not working at all.
Thanks

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1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select the USB drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to MBR then click on the OK button. Set the format type to MSDOS. Click on the Apply button and wait until the process has completed.

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