Having trouble installing windows 8.1 on my new iMac using boot camp

Hi,
I'm having an issue with trying to install windows 8.1 on my iMac.
OS X Yosemite version 10.10.1
iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
3.2 GHz Intel Core i5
8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
1TB Storage
I'm getting the error:
"Boot Camp only supports Windows 7 or later installation on this platform. Please use an ISO file for Windows 7 or later installation."
I purchased and downloaded the Microsoft Windows 8.1 Upgrade Download from snaggstuff.com... I guess I'm wondering if it's an ISO file or if it's not is it possible to make it an ISO file?
Not sure what to do. Please help.
Thank you in advance,
-Heather

It depends on your uses. See > https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3321 Windows 8 works properly in Boot Camp, always that your iMac is compatible > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US You can only use the 64-bit Windows 8 edition.
Respecting to your processor, you may want to contact with Apple, as they may have sent you the iMac with a wrong processor

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