No bootable device found- insert disk and press any key

hi all, recently i have updated my macbook pro (mid 2012) from mavericks to yosemite
now the problem is i cannot install windows 8.1 both by bootcamp and through direct booting
when i go through bootcamp or by direct boot it says : NO BOOTABLE DEVICE FOUND - INSERT DISK AND PRESS KEY
am totally confused of not able to get about this problem
i cant run the windows setup to proceed installation
plz help me to find a solution

OS X cannot as standard write to NTFS partitions so it is likely that initially the Boot Camp utility created a FAT32 partition. This is not however a problem, when you run the Windows 7 installer either you can manually and specifically reformat that partition to NTFS or it may even do this automatically because it knows that Windows 7 can only be installed in to a NTFS partition.
Obviously if you are using the Windows 7 installer to manually reformat a partition make sure you select the right one!
It sounds like the Boot Camp utility got as far as setting the new 'Windows' partition to be the choice to boot from but of course it is currently empty. However if you are using a Windows CD/DVD disc to install from you should still be able to insert it, turn on the Mac, and hold down the letter 'C' to boot from it. If you are using a USB memory stick to install from then plug it in, hold down the Option/Alt key and turn on the Mac. Hopefully it will then list the USB drive as one of the boot choices or at least list the normal Mac boot disk.
With a Bluetooth keyboard the above keys for use during boot up may not work as mentioned by mjl2013.

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