Help Lion upgrade with Windows partitian

I do not know what to do.
Message says 'This disk doesn't use the GUID Partition Table scheme. Use Disk Utility to change the partition scheme. Select the disc, choose the Partition tab, select the volume scheme and then click options.' I don't know what to do with these instructions. THANKS

You apparently did not partition your drive properly. You will have to do so and that will erase the data, so you need to first backup your hard drive, and this includes your Windows partition. Then do the following:
Open Boot Camp Assistant and remove your Windows partition.
Drive Preparation for Lion
1. Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button. When the main menu appears select Disk Utility and click on the Continue button
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Reinstall Lion and click on the Continue button.
5. After Lion has been installed it will restart to the Setup Assistant. Upon completing the registration information you will have an opportunity to restore your files from another hard drive, another Mac, or a Time Machine backup. You can restore your files at this time or wait and use Migration Assistant at a later time.
6. You can now use Boot Camp Assistant to set up your Windows partition so you can restore your Windows backup.

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