Still cannot install Win 7 on 21.5inch iMac

Hi everybody,
I have a 21.5 inch iMac with ATI 4670. I have been trying to install Windows 7 via boot camp but couldn't succeed. I tried both x86 and x64 but neither of them worked. Whenever I install Windows, after I input the details of my account and network settings, the computer reboots up and then hangs up on the black screen. I tried many ways but nothing worked.
I think about yesterday Apple has released drivers for late 2009 iMacs with ATI graphics cards. The manual tells me to move the "drivers" folder and the "autounattend.xml" file to a usb drive. The drive should be formatted with FAT file system, named MBRFAT and should be connected during the installation.
I have tried this method again for both x64 and x86 and this time I keep facing a different problem. As the windows installation begins, before passing to the part where I have to choose the partition for the installation, setup wizard asks me to the choose the Windows version to install. I'm guessing that would be like choosing between 64 or 32-bit or from Ultimate or Home etc. But on the list there is nothing written. It is an empty box. There are no versions of Windows to choose from and I can't click next without choosing anything! As a result I still can't install Windows 7 on my iMac.
Does anybody know what we can do for this problem? Also I have to say that I don't have any other Windows versions installed. I'd like to know also, if I can update my Boot Camp to this newly released 3.1 over MacOS.
Thanks in advance.
Sinan

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