Windows cannot find my boot camp partition in set up.

I have been trying to install windows 7 via boot camp on my new imac. Every time I get to the install screen it asks where do I want to install windows.  I choose the boot camp partition and format it as it says.  The computer than tells me that set up cannot find a partition to install on.  In the boot camp installation guide it says that the partition will be partition 3 but mine says partition 4.  Does this have anything to do with why I am not able to install. Please help. 

You will need to uninstall the software using the HP scrubber.
To do so, perform the following steps:
1. Go to Applications/Hewlett Packard/ and then click on “HP Uninstaller”
2. Next click “Continue”
3. Highlight the device on the left pane.
4. Press and hold Control+Alt+Cmd on the keyboard simultaneously while you click on “Uninstall”.
5. After you do this, you will see a pop up that asks you if you want to uninstall all HP software. Please note, that in doing this, it will remove any other HP printers that you also have installed.
6. Click “continue” and wait for the program to finish.
7. After it completes, reboot your computer.
Once the computer is back on, do the following steps:
1. Go into “System Preferences” and then select “Print & Fax”
2. Right click (or control+click) in the rectangle listing your printers and then select “Reset Printing System”. This is going to delete all of your printers.
After you have reset the printing system, go to the following link and download the most recent version of software for your operating system.
HP Officejet Full Feature Software and Drivers - OS X 10.8
 Once it is downloaded, install the software and everything should work now! If it doesn’t, just let me know and I will see what else I can do to try and help resolve this issue for you.
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