HELP! installing windows 7 on imac late 2009

Ok, I've read a hundred threads on how to install Windows 7 on a new iMac, I've talked to the Apple "experts" on the phone, and I still can't get it right.
I've used Bootcamp to create my hard drive partition (200 GB). I've downloaded the drivers from Apple (iMacLate_2009_Win7Drivers) and placed the drivers on a flash drive that was formatted as specified on this page:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3173
The flash drive now is called "MBRFAT". The article says to put the drivers on the flash drive not in any subfolders, but the file I downloaded has the drivers already in a subfolder ("drivers"). Do I put that whole subfolder on the flash drive or do I try and find the drivers within that folder? I tried copying the whole "drivers" folder as well as the AutoUnattend.xml to the flash drive.
I went through the whole Windows install and still ended up a blank black screen for over 20 minutes.
What am I doing wrong???
FYI, I'm using Bootcamp 3.0.1 (tried to upgrade to 3.1, but only found the .exe upgrade file which I assume can only be ran after I install windows). I also have updated my OS so I'm now on 10.6.3.

ok first of all, you should not get a black screen after a fresh install of windows 7. as you were installing, the display was working, no? after the install is done you should see the desktop of windows 7. if all you see is a blank screen after a brand new installation of windows 7, you did something wrong in the install.
what i would recommend is just start over. insert your windows install cd and restart, booting from it. go through the installation process as normal. when it is time to select the drive to install to, use the options to first erase and format the partition before selecting it to install. after this, it should install fine, and once it is done you should see the desktop (it will most likely be displayed in the wrong resolution, making it look fuzzy and weird). now you can copy the drivers from your flash drive to the desktop and install them. (sub-folders shouldnt make a difference. just copy it exactly how you downloaded it and you should be fine)
good luck! let me know if you need more information/ more details/ whatever!

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