Boot Camp to install windows, unable to select the checkbox

Hello,
I recently purchased windows 8 64bit on a dvd and I'm trying to install it using Boot Camp Assistance on my Macbook Pro (early 2011). However, the second option is greyed out and I cannot select it.
I already downloaded the latest support software and I'm not sure why I'm unable to select the second option "Install or remove Windows 7 or later version"
Please Help

/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         439.2 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:                  Apple_HFS Backup                  59.9 GB    disk0s4
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           *438.9 GB   disk1
                                 Logical Volume on disk0s2
                                 Unencrypted
/dev/disk2
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                            IR3_CCSA_X64FRE_EN-... *4.1 GB     disk2
/dev/disk3
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *16.4 GB    disk3
   1:                 DOS_FAT_32 UNTITLED                16.4 GB    disk3s1
/dev/disk4
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                            Boot Camp              *1.4 GB     disk4
Abdullas-MacBook-Pro:~ 3bdulla3moodi$
Name:         Macintosh HD
    Status:       Online
    Size:         439248101376 B (439.2 GB)
    Free Space:   18882560 B (18.9 MB)
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    0
    |   Disk:     disk0s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     439248101376 B (439.2 GB)
        Encryption Status:       Unlocked
        Encryption Type:         None
        Conversion Status:       NoConversion
        Conversion Direction:    -none-
        Has Encrypted Extents:   No
        Fully Secure:            No
        Passphrase Required:     No
            Disk:                  disk1
            Status:                Online
            Size (Total):          438876897280 B (438.9 GB)
            Conversion Progress:   -none-
            Revertible:            Yes (no decryption required)
            LV Name:               Macintosh HD

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