IPhoto Library Backed Up to EHD. How do I transfer images to Windows 7 PC?

I recently backed up an iPhoto library from a Mac Desktop PC to an external hard drive following specific instructions attained from Apple, including formatting the EHD for Mac OS first. I am now trying to transfer/copy/move the image files from the external hard drive to a windows 7 PC. The windows PC fails to recognize the external hard drive when connected--it is not listed as a device with removable storage as it was before I did the formatting of the drive for  Mac OS and copied iPhoto library to it. However, when I go to eject the EHD using safely remove the hardware, the EHD is listed as a connected device.
How can I access the image files on the EHD now on a Windows 7 PC?
Any suggestions/explainations/critisms are much appreciated!!
XOXOXO

If the drive has been formatted on the Mac the format is probably Mac OS Extended (Journaled) which is not readable by a PC. However as Niel mentioned if the drive as Fat 32 or exFat than a PC could read it. You can find out what the format is by asking the Mac owner to highlight the drive in Finder then type Command I (I as Ivan) and it will say how it has been formatted. The data will look similar to:
Assuming the drive isn't formatted so a PC can read it then  you have many options open. First would be to put the files on a Flash Drive or they could be emailed to you or if you can get on then same network you could turn on file sharing so you could simply copy and paste the files. Last the ower could get another EHD format so the PC could read it and copy the files to that drive.

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