Installing Windows 7 in Bootcamp after Installing Mountain Lion

Before installing Mountain Lion I erased Windows XP and all contents from Bootcamp. Now I am running Mountain Lion and attempting to put windows 7 on Bootcamp 5.0.0. I ran the disk utility on Bootcamp and it shows (formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with 35 G available and nothing on it.
When I begin the Bootcamp assistant gives me a message "The Startup Disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition. The startup disk must be formatted as a single Mac OS Exteded (Journaled) volume or already partitioned by Boot Camp Assistant for installing witndow." I clicked OK and was able to download the support software. Once I did that I inserted the Windows 7 CD but the Bootcamp assistant doesn't let me check the install box.
How do I install Win 7 in bootcamp. Thanks for your help.

While we all have MacBooks in this forum not all of us use BootCamp. There's a BootCamp Support Community where everybody uses BootCamp. You should also post this question there to increase your chances of getting an answer.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp

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Installing WinXP on Lion or above without BootCamp
It is possible to install WinXP onto Lion or Mountain Lion. Bootcamp does not work thanks to Apple removing support, but the important drivers you need can be found on the net (details below – but the drivers you need will depend on your hardware). WinXP when installed will display at a low resolution on your screen but with the drivers you can fix that and get Wifi connectivity.
When I did it, by far the most time consuming part was to get my XP upgraded to SP3. The solution to one nasty problem with SP3 upgrade is given below.
PREPARATION
Obtain the following files using your browser in OSX before attempting WinXP install.
1. Service Pack 3 file (if your WinXP is Service Pack 2). Obtain from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24
If the file has moved to a different page search on Microsoft's site for it.
(Note: I downloaded the SP3 driver written as a CD disk ISO image and used the FreeISOBurner software to make a CD from which I could make the install.)
2. Search and find drivers for the Intel graphics of your Macbook Pro
(search for 'Intel® HD Graphics Driver for Windows XP')
3. Find drivers for WIFI. Mid 2011 MBP uses Broadcom. BCM43xx
Wiki drivers site has them.
4. Make sure you have Win XP installation CD and the 25 character licence key.
Give yourself some time without too many urgent deadlines etc.
PART A
Partition your hard disk in OSX using Disk Utility. One should be FAT32 format and set to your size needs for Windows XP.
Restart computer and hold down C key to boot from Windows XP installation CD
Install WinXP following instructions. At least one restart required. Hold down option key when power is down to select the windows drive for booting
Once finished WinXP set up, restart and boot into OSX pressing and holding the option key when power is down.
PART B
From OSX, open a finder window and locate the Windows drive
Open the folder 'Windows Drive'\Documents and Settings\'Your windows account name'\Desktop
Transfer the files you will need from your OSX into the Windows desktop
Service pack 3
Intel Graphics Drivers
Wifi Drivers
(Note. This is where it helps to use FAT32 format for Windows. If you choose to format using NTFS when installing Windows then OSX can read but not write to that drive. If you use NTFS you will need to transer the files to FAT32 formatted memory stick or CD)
PART C
Reboot the computer into Win XP by holding down option key when restarting
Install the Intel graphics drivers. Reboot to XP
Install the Wifi drivers. Reboot to XP
Have a go at bringing your XP up to date. This can be a long task depending on which version of installation disk you own: XP, XP with SP1, XP with SP2 or XP with SP3. In my case I started from XP SP2. Unfortunately the Windows Update mechanism in the XP SP2 system is now blocked by Microsoft so you can't update using the web. This is where you need the SP3 installation.
There are many possible headaches:
One error message is 'Setup requires a minimum of 4 additional megabytes of free space' when running the SP3 installation. If this is the case then go to this page:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_other-windows_update/er ror-there-is-not-enough-disk-space-on/3109444d-2249-4e66-973c-bd662635dc77
It appears that the BootDir register is not set during some installations (mine included). Follow the clear instructions from David Mitchell to fix the registers (Thanks David!)
PART D
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All email Smart Searches stop at the date 10/5/12 the day I finished my Mountain Lion Install. I cannot add Outlook Smart Folders as well. Is there a Mountain Lion/Outlook .plist file that was stepped on or should I export my Identity file and create a New Identity and re-import my information. It seems that that has been tried on the Microsoft Mac discussion boards and it has been ineffective at solving the functionality of Outlook 2011 after a Mountain Lion Install.
Interestingly, I have an an older mid 2009 iMac, a late 2009 Mac Mini and a mid 2010 MBP iCore7 home computers running Outlook after a Mountain Lion Install and the program works great!!! However, I only have Mail coming into the InBox on the Exchange Server and do not download any mail to the Computer Inboxes. I download emails from the Exchange Server to the Computer (Late 2009 Mac Mini) office and the Rules to move mail to "on my computer folders" work nicely. The Smart Folders in which I want to filter and view 0 Day or 1 Day old (Yesterday) emails does not function and seem to stop functioning the day I installed OS 10.8.2.
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Hello,
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yesterday i install mountain lion on my mbp late 2011 and cant install windows with bootcamp now i only became BSoD.
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Hi
after failing seriously with the partitioning after installing Win 7, I hope that I will find some help from the scratch...
I want to install OS X Lion with Win 7.
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Keep within the Law
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Do not post defamatory material.

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*"any tips?"*
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