Windows 7 setup can't create or see partition

Hi all, I am trying to install Windows 7 x64 SP1 on my late 13 MBP.  I used BC assistant to mount the iso on a 8gb usb.  I have used two different iso files, one from digital river and one from torrents (its not a 'cracked' one or anything, I just couldn't find how to get one from Microsoft.  This one is supposedly the same as the one from microsoft.)  I plan to get a license key from my university once I make sure I can install it. Anyway, I can mount the iso and download bootcamp files using the assistant.  I can make the partition using BC assistant as well, and I set aside 32gb for the Windows partition.  After it partitions, it reboots into the Windows setup.
In windows setup, I pick windows 7 professional 64-bit from the list, hit next until I get to the part where you select the partition (of the four) on which to install Windows.  When I select the BOOTCAMP one, there is the same little dialog text at the bottom as if I had selected a mac partition, saying that it can't install and the partition must be formatted or something.  So I select the BOOTCAMP partition and press Format.  When I press Next, a message appears saying that "Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition.  See the Setup log files for more information."  
I have also tried:  unplugging all USB peripherals
using the right instead of left USB port
not formatting the drive and pressing 'next' only
deleting the bpptcamp partition from within windows setup and then forming a new partition and then formatting that
using both ISO images
selecting each of the four editions I can choose from (home, home premium, pro, and ultimate)
repairing/verifying the mac HD and permissions
Note that every time I re-attempt, I am forced to remove the windows partition and recreate the partition using BC assistant.  In other words, if I quit windows setup and restart, hold down option, and select the windows USB to boot, a different windows setup starts up.  It is similar but has slightly different screens than before, and after I press "install now" (a button absent from the first setup) an error message pops up saying that a CD/DVD driver is missing and I must locate it.  When I try to locate the driver, which I would think would be in the bootcamp folder on the USB, it can't find the USB!  Under My Computer all I see are the C: drive (inaccessible from here) and X:, which I think is the windows partition because it has some of the windows system files on it.  I can't get past this stage of looking for a driver without completely removing the partition and then rebuilding the windows partition using BC assistant.
What do I do?
If it helps, in the mac os disk utility I can look at the Info for the windows partition, and in the properties it says "Owners Enabled: No, Can be Formatted: No, Bootable: No".  Does that matter?
Thank you!

I don't have a hub, I will try a usb 2.0 though when I get a chance.  Diskutil list gives:
#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            218.1 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data                         32.0 GB    disk0s4

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