How to install windows 8 on iMac computer

hi there
How do I "install" win 8 on my iMac? The options given are only "setup.exe" on the original disk.

You go to the Apple Support @ http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1461 and follow the instructions posted by Apple.  If you have problems you contact Apple Support for assistance.
Apple Boot Camp is not a Microsoft product.  It is an Apple product and Apple has sole responsibility for support of their products.
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    \Program Files\Common Files\IBM\BMGR
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    In the following, I will call this the "BMGR dir".
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    It's a Lenovo  MBR
    Opened Master Boot Record to see whose MBR it is.
    It's a Lenovo MBR
    Opened drive for reading
    Partition 0 the SP? no, type 0x07 is not correct
    Partition 1 the SP? (512)  Label is SERVICEV
    Using version 2.05 of Lenovo Boot Manager
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            MBR Sector 2 Index: 4   Checksum: 03    Passed
            MBR Sector 3 Index: 5   Checksum: FD    Passed
            MBR Sector 4 Index: 6   Checksum: 58    Passed
            MBR Sector 5 Index: 7   Checksum: 96    Passed
            MBR Sector 6 Index: 8   Checksum: 7F    Passed
            Data Sector  Index: 3   Checksum: F1    Passed
            Original MBR Index: 2   Checksum: BD    Passed
            No Patch Sectors
            Checksum Byte: 00
            Think Flag: 1
            WinPE Partition (0-3): 1        Alt Boot Partition (0-3): 1
            Boot Config: 2 (Service Partition containing two Service OS's)
            Boot State: 0                   Alt Boot Flag: 0
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            RRU: 00000000 00000000          Prev Active Part: 255
            Previous Partition Type: FF     Patch IN: 0     OUT: 0
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            TOC: 0000000000000000           Lock: 0
            Show Error: 0                   Halt on Error: 0
            CIRT Load Return: 0
            CIRT Execute Return: 0
            Pause Duration: 10              Scan Code: 0085
            F11 Msg: To boot to the Rescue and Recovery Environment, Press F11
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     2   0x00   0x00      0   0   0     0   0   0            0            0
     3   0x00   0x00      0   0   0     0   0   0            0            0
    C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Lenovo\BMGR>
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    Continued in the second post...

    Step 11) Win Vista/XP will reboot several times during installation. You will always see the Windows bootmanager with an entry for "Earlier Windows version" and "Windows Vista/7". DO NOT DARE to touch the blue Thinkvantage button on any reboot or press any function keys!
    Step 12) When the installation is finished, check that you can successfully reboot Win Vista/7 by selecting it from the Windows bootmanager.
    Step 13) Reboot XP by choosing "Earlier Windows version" from the Windows bootmanager. Open a command prompt. CD to the BMGR dir. Enter the following command:
    bmgr32 /info /v
    The output will now look like this:
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    Opened Master Boot Record to see whose MBR it is.
    Opened drive for reading
    Partition 0 the SP? no, type 0x07 is not correct
    Partition 1 the SP? no, type 0x07 is not correct
    Partition 2 the SP? (512)  Label is SERVICEV
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     0   0x80   0x07      1   1   0   254 255 255           63    109675692
     1   0x00   0x07    239 255 255   239 255 255    109676544    191619072
     2   0x00   0x12    239 255 255   239 255 255    301296240     11279520
     3   0x00   0x00      0   0   0     0   0   0            0            0
    C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Lenovo\BMGR>
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    Otherwise the following step will likely screw up you harddisk.
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    installing MBR
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    Sector 9 is free
    Sector 10 is free
    Sector 11 is free
    Sector 12 is free
    Sector 13 is free
    Sector 14 is free
    Sector 15 is free
    Sector 16 is free
    Opened Master Boot Record to see whose MBR it is.
    It's a Lenovo MBR
    Opened drive for reading
    Partition 0 the SP? no, type 0x07 is not correct
    Partition 1 the SP? no, type 0x07 is not correct
    Partition 2 the SP? (512)  Label is SERVICEV
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    Enter the following command:
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    C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Lenovo\BMGR>bmgr32 /info /v
    It's a Lenovo  MBR
    Opened Master Boot Record to see whose MBR it is.
    It's a Lenovo MBR
    Opened drive for reading
    Partition 0 the SP? no, type 0x07 is not correct
    Partition 1 the SP? no, type 0x07 is not correct
    Partition 2 the SP? (512)  Label is SERVICEV
    Using version 2.05 of Lenovo Boot Manager
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            MBR Sector 1 Index: 1   Checksum: 00    Disabled
            MBR Sector 2 Index: 11  Checksum: 03    Passed
            MBR Sector 3 Index: 12  Checksum: FD    Passed
            MBR Sector 4 Index: 13  Checksum: 58    Passed
            MBR Sector 5 Index: 14  Checksum: 96    Passed
            MBR Sector 6 Index: 15  Checksum: 7F    Passed
            Data Sector  Index: 10  Checksum: 01    Passed
            Original MBR Index: 9   Checksum: 12    Passed
            No Patch Sectors
            Checksum Byte: 00
            Think Flag: 1
            WinPE Partition (0-3): 2        Alt Boot Partition (0-3): 2
            Boot Config: 0 (Service Partition containing one Service OS)
            Boot State: 0                   Alt Boot Flag: 0
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            RRU: 00000000 00000000          Prev Active Part: 255
            Previous Partition Type: FF     Patch IN: 0     OUT: 0
            CIRT Disabled
            TOC: 0000000000000000           Lock: 0
            Show Error: 0                   Halt on Error: 0
            CIRT Load Return: 0
            CIRT Execute Return: 0
            Pause Duration: 10              Scan Code: 0085
            F11 Msg: To boot to the Rescue and Recovery Environment, Press F11
            Check Msg: There has been a signature failure
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     0   0x80   0x07      1   1   0   254 255 255           63    109675692
     1   0x00   0x07    239 255 255   239 255 255    109676544    191619072
     2   0x00   0x12    239 255 255   239 255 255    301296240     11279520
     3   0x00   0x00      0   0   0     0   0   0            0            0
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