Bootcamp partition not NTSF

I used Bootcamp Assisstant and partitioned my hard drive. When the Windows installer starts it gives an error message that the Bootcamp partition is not NTSF, and will not continue. If I look at the partition with Get Info, it states the partition IS  in  NTSF format.
Any advice?
Thanks

Boot Camp Assistant does take care of everything. You should not use Disk Utility to mess with your Boot Camp partition. When you ran Boot Camp Assistant you were presented with a formatting option under "advanced". Selecting the Boot Camp partition to be formatted automatically formats it NTFS. You do not need to select, and there is no option to select NTFS. It is automatic. This is explained in the Boot Camp Help manuals. http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/

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       2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            371.2 GB   disk0s2
       3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
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