Mac Mini i5, 2011, Bootcamp Install of Windows 7 Fails (again)

I've looked through the forums and I've seen many people with similar issues.  I partition, and attempt to install windows, and get the 'no bootable disk' error.  Here's what I've tried:
I've tried installing using a usb DVD Drive, and I've seen that many don't work...so when it failed a few times, I moved on.
I've tried installing using a flash drive...I've tried formatting the flash drive using disk utility giving it guid and mbr records (separate attempts)
I've tried just letting bootcamp do its thing and attempt to make a bootable drive out of it.  I simply can't get anything to work.
Bootcamp partition size 250 gigs...
I have no other peripherals hooked up when I try to install. 
There was a thread that had a list of things to do...#10 said to let windows installer format the drive.  That wasn't even an option for me.  In bootcamp, I choose the partition size, hit 'install' and the machine reboots and i get the 'no bootable disk' error.
Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Hello, this doesn't directly answer your question at all, but I find it a far better way to tun Windows® on a Mac for several reasons...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17749210#17749210
Three advantages to this method are...
It does split the free space available to either OS, as they Share it.
You can run both at once, instead of having to reboot as in using Bootcamp.
Copy & Paste, Fileshare between OSes effortlessly.

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