Unable to share a fat32 partition with macs (snow leopard)

i have a hard drive with two partitions in it, im able to share one of them formated for mac, but im not able to share the fat32 partition? what is going on?
it is connected to an imac (snow leopard)
trying to share it with macbook pro and windows pc
please help?
pd: when i use to have mac 10.5 leopard it works without problem, what is different

Try deleting the addressBook database, /Users/username/Library/Application Support/AddressBook/AddressBook-v22.abcddb.
Address Book automatically creates that file from the metadata.

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attaching error pic and log:
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Interval Since Last Panic Report: 28425 sec
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Anonymous UUID:                    F548AB92-4576-4F47-9CA1-60D91BD3FB94
Sun Jul 10 23:35:44 2011
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80002d1208): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f808541f9, type 14=page fault, registers:
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RAX: 0x0000000009b3ffc5, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0x0000000018000040, RDX: 0x0000000010000000
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0xffffff805f873e20 : 0xffffff80002e3f4a
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i am facing problem only when i have internet working on this device. no other user using this device and snow leopard are facing same problem. just because of freezing i have to use stupid windows on my new macbook pro!
ur reply was helpful, but how should i rectify this problem?
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Crossing my fingers and loading Leopard....
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First of all, it's unclear to me why you cannot select the old Snow Leopard partition.
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Also, Why is your Time Machine backup incomplete? Is that under Leopard or Snow Leopard?
Now you have two partitions with two different OSX (Leopard and Snow Leopard). Your goal is to get back to Snow Leopard.
I going to assume that the original Snow Leopard partition is inoperable (this is also question?) I would upgrade the Leopard partition to Snow Leopard. Afetrwards, use the Migration Assistant to bring in your data, documents, app, and settings. Once complete, you should be able to see your Time Machine backups. If all is ok then you can delete the original Snow Leopard partition.
This is a somewhat complicated situation, so I am issuing a caveat that is my opinion only. Wait until another expert provides input regarding your situation to determine the best course of action.

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2) will I need to delete the previous back-up file first (on the Lacie) and proceed with a new (second) back-up?
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The system runs flawless but has my friends name on the home (house icon) account. I am aware that to change this name, I think I need to create a new account. I am not sure however exactly how to do this or if I can delete his after I do; remember...1st Mac. (still learning). I did manage to change the name of the computer to mine.
5) do files need to be transferred from his old (name; house icon) account to my newly created account in order to avoid issues if I do create this new account? if so, which specific files or all of them?
Ideally, I would like ONLY my info on this system but it's not a major concern for me since I know who I bought it from and that all previous owner settings were wiped clean: well almost. I have read about prepping the system for the ML upgrade and verified and repaired the disk so that is done. I just need to make sure that a back-up is done correctly and if something should go wrong...I can get all the files back up and running even with the newly upgraded Mountain Lion OS X. I hope I am making sense here.
Anyway, I thought someone could give me a step by step break down on what exactly I need to do to get this done? ... and about the new account creation and how this exactly is done the RIGHT way.
Thanks

Well first you need to check to make sure your Mac meets the 10.8 specifications.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_Mountain_Lion
If you don't knwo what your Mac is, use the free MacTracker and then the Apple Menu > About this Mac > More informationa nd look for a model number like MacBook Pro 3,1 and use MacTracker search feature.
Next your going to have to make a copy of your existing data to a external storage drive, not TimeMachine which you currently have.
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When you upgrade to 10.8, your going to have a different machine anyway, so your going to be setting it up all over again. It doesn't make too much sense to restore from TM for just a few files as it takes a long time and copies over stuff from the previous owner. So it's faster and safer to just import your files manually when 10.8 is installed.
If your Mac will run 10.8, you have to realize that likely software you currently have (and is not yours) will no longer work or be there after this proceedure, it's to make sure it's all you and not someone elses.
First follow this method to erase and install 10.6 again, it's so you start clean and there are no conflicts/problems or issues as your AppleID is used to download 10.8 and any app store software is copy protected.
This way your updating 10.6.8 (Software Updated) to 10.8 on a "Fresh install" which is better than trying a upgrade.
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Make sure your iLife package is installed (look for iPhoto and if there it is) just use the bunded app installer if you have the grey/black 10.6 disks. White 10.6.3 disks don't have iLife, so you'll be buying it from the AppStore again later with your AppleID so you can get updates for it.
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