Cannot install on a GTP partition

Hello,
like a lot of people, I get an error message saying I cannot install on a 'GTP partition'. - I personally don't understand this.
I had installed Windows before on this disk. But now, it won't continue. (Windows XP is showning an 'Unkown Disk' with 1 456gb partition..., Windows 7 and Windows 8 are just saying it cannot be installed under a GTP partition.)
I haven't really changed much since I installed Windows last. I removed Windows 7 to remap my whole HDD with timemachine to make room for Mountain Lion. My current partition map looks like this: [terminal -> user$ Diskutil list]
   #:                       TYPE NAME                        SIZE         IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI                                    209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Snow Leopard         61.5 GB    disk0s2
   3:                  Apple_HFS Lion                       125.2 GB   disk0s3
   4:                  Apple_HFS Mountain Lion         260.3 GB   disk0s4
   5:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD          650.0 MB   disk0s5
   6:       Microsoft Basic Data WINDOWS          52.1 GB    disk0s6
I have kept all of my OS X operating systems from each update as Apple removes support for a lot of the applications I use on each one. Before, my table looked a little like this:
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI                                    209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Snow Leopard          100 GB    disk0s2
   3:                  Apple_HFS Lion                         300 GB   disk0s3
   4:                 NTFS   Windows 7                     100 GB    disk0s4
Can adding just two more parition ruin the whole setup?
I have read so many articles about this where people have literally no idea what they are talking about. Examples being "You can only install Windows by using Bootcamp" or "You can only have two partitions to install Windows" or "Apple have removed support for Windows to remove compeition".
Any alternatives to Windows if I cannot sort this problem out? I've tried using things like Crossover, but it's so buggy, and I can't imagine Virtual Disks from Qemu or Parallels running games smoothly.
I didn't realise that by adding two partitions, it could ruin the whole support...
-And my HDD is not corrupt. I have reformated and reinstalled my paritions to make sure.
Thanks

Grazzii wrote:
Hello,
like a lot of people, I get an error message saying I cannot install on a 'GTP partition'. - I personally don't understand this.
I had installed Windows before on this disk. But now, it won't continue. (Windows XP is showning an 'Unkown Disk' with 1 456gb partition..., Windows 7 and Windows 8 are just saying it cannot be installed under a GTP partition.)
I haven't really changed much since I installed Windows last. I removed Windows 7 to remap my whole HDD with timemachine to make room for Mountain Lion. My current partition map looks like this: [terminal -> user$ Diskutil list]
   #:                       TYPE NAME                        SIZE         IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI                                    209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Snow Leopard         61.5 GB    disk0s2
   3:                  Apple_HFS Lion                       125.2 GB   disk0s3
   4:                  Apple_HFS Mountain Lion         260.3 GB   disk0s4
   5:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD          650.0 MB   disk0s5
   6:       Microsoft Basic Data WINDOWS          52.1 GB    disk0s6
I have kept all of my OS X operating systems from each update as Apple removes support for a lot of the applications I use on each one. Before, my table looked a little like this:
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI                                    209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Snow Leopard          100 GB    disk0s2
   3:                  Apple_HFS Lion                         300 GB   disk0s3
   4:                 NTFS   Windows 7                     100 GB    disk0s4
Can adding just two more parition ruin the whole setup?
Yes

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All went very smoothly except that my mouse was not working.
2. To get around the mouse issue, I simply plugged in a MS USB Mouse and it worked immediately.
The Bootcamp manual advised that the way around this was to 'click in upper right corner and search for Bootcamp'. Problem was, it was nowhere to be found.
So, using my MS mouse, I navigated to the 'DESKTOP' icon in Win 8.1 and found File Explorer, which showed my USB stick connected along with Bootcamp and the MS Support File (i.e. All the Apple Drivers).
I began manually clicking on all the driver files until realizing that there IS a Bootcamp executable which will automatically install the drivers for the Nvidia card, keyboard, camera, mouse, etc....
Once that was done, my installation was completed.
The entire process took about an hour, but now that I've done it, it really shouldnt take much more than 45 mins.
I have the late 2013 iMAC, with the GTX780M and 1TB Fusion Drive i5 Quad Core.
For those who are leery about doing this, please note that I'm a PC 'lifer' and this is my very first go-around with doing anything on an Apple product.
It all went much more smoothly than I could have imagined, but if you are not a PC person, you might be a little challenged finding the Bootcamp in File Explorer or doing anything in Win 8.1 to get over these minor hurdles.
Good luck!
I'm looking forward to getting STEAM up and running to see how this thing games!

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