I've encountered a problem about drivers when installing Windows on my Mac

I am installing Windows 8.1 on my Mac mini Late 2012. During the installation, i got message saying "No device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers, then click OK." Even though I have the pendrive where Boot Camp installed the drivers (WININSTALL) it doesn't seem to detect any drivers. Any help on how to get through this?

Did you build the USB with Bootcamp Assistant and check the box to download the latest drivers?
This is what a typical W8.1 USB structure looks like. Please check what you have on the USB.
You can also directly download the drivers from Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5621 to the Windows side, unzip them and run the setup.exe in the Bootcamp folder.
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MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Mid 2011)
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, & 15-inch, Early 2011)
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MacBook Pro (13-inch & 15-inch, Mid 2012)
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Mac mini (Mid 2011)
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iMac (21.5-inch) Early 2013
Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1, 64 bit

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I look forward to your response.
Hilary
In a message dated 1/29/2013 6:27:35 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
Re: General Error Message When Installing Flash Player on Mac
created by Chris Campbell (http://forums.adobe.com/people/chris.campbell)
in Installing Flash Player - View the full discussion
(http://forums.adobe.com/message/5032761#5032761)

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