Install Windows 8.1 on iMac running Mavericks

Hello everybody,
I have a problem with my iMac 21.5 late 2012 running Mavericks. I wanted to install Windows 8.1 on a partition of the Mac, and therefore I bought the DVD from Microsoft and started Boot Camp. I followed the whole procedure, saved the support software on a 16gb flash drive, and all seemed to be going on fine, up to when I discovered I wasn't able to use my Apple Magic Mouse and Keyboard to finish configuring Windows (I mean, from where it asks you to enter a PC name and set the color of the system). I repeated the whole process again and again, but I always get stuck at the same point... Any suggestion?
Thank you very much in advance for your help

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