Unable to create partition while installing windows 7 on MacBook Pro

Have new MacBook Pro (bought 5/30/14) has 16GB ram and 500GB HD. Trying to install new copy of Windows7 Home Premium. Have USB drive for Windows drivers. Get through Boot Camp OK and when windows installation begins and selecting BootCamp partition the screen says unable to find partition. HELP!
MacBook is running OS X 10.9.3 (13D65)

find the boot camp instructions, at that point where you are stuck, you are supposed to manually click the bootcamp labeled partition and reformat it via the advanced/format button below then it will continue
unrelated, is your usb device usb2 only? if not, you might have an issue where your kb/trackpad do not work once windows is installed. do you have a usb kb and mouse you can use?

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