Trying to install Windows 7 Ultimate on a MAC Mini

I originally installed Bootcamp from the MAC Min and downloaded all the tools associated with it.  I ended up having to xcopy the Windows 7 Install disk to a USB Flash drive.  When it came up it started to load and go to the point where it wanted me to select the partition.  I selected BootCamp; and it started to load then it came back and said the Partition needed to be formatted at NTFS so I droped back a step and formatted the BootCamp Partition as NTFS.  Now I can't get anything to load and it just sits there with a flashing cursor in the upper left corner.
I was trying to help a friend out and now it appears the MAC Mini is screwed up and I can't get it out of the flashing cursor.
Any ideas (besides having to reformat and start over) or any tricks to get it back to where it was before bootcamp?
Please HELP!!

Not really sure what to say except that it worked perfectly on my MacBook Pro.  Like you, I need to update my Certs.  I have a working SQL Server wherever I go w/o need to buy another laptop.  I installed from DVD.
good luck.
Windows Server 2012

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